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Truncozetes monodactylus Ermilov, Sandmann, Marian & Maraun 2013

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Measurements. Body length: 232 (holotype and paratype), 166 (holotype and paratype). Integument. Body color brown. Surface covered by cerotegumental microgranules (visible under high magnification). Foveolae distinct, small (diameter up to 6). Prodorsum. Rostrum narrowly rounded. Lamellae with lateral point anteriorly. Translamella thick, concave medially. Rostral setae of medium size (24), setiform, barbed. Lamellar (4) and interlamellar (2) setae minute. Sensilli (32) with short stalk and elongate-oval head, which is densely ciliate on dorsal side. Exobothridial setae and their alveoli absent. Tutotia knife-form, reaching insertions of rostral setae. Notogaster. Concave posteriorly. Dorso-central part convex, with elongate hump-like tubercle (tbc). Posterior tubercle (tbp) well developed. Ten pairs of short (8–12), thin, smooth notogastral setae present. Three pairs of small sacculi visible, but S2 poorly visible. Position of lyrifissures asin Truncozetes ecuadoriensis sp. n. Opisthonotal gland openings not found. Gnathosoma. Similar to Truncozetes ecuadoriensis sp. n. Epimeral and lateral podosomal regions. Apodemal borders 2 (bo2) and 4 (bo4) wide, fused medially, brownish. Epimeral setal formula: 3–1–2–2. Epimeral setae short, setiform, smooth; 1a, 3a (2) shorter than 2a (4), 1b, 1c, 3b, 4a, 4b (8). Discidia triangular. Circumpedal carinae distinct. Anogenital region. Five pairs of genital (4), one pair of aggenital (2), two pairs of anal (2) and two pairs of adanal (2) setae short. Lyrifissures iad located in paraanal position. Legs. Similar to Truncozetes ecuadoriensis sp. n., but all tarsi with one strong claw.
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Sergey G. Ermilov, Dorothee Sandmann, Franca Marian, Mark Maraun
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Ermilov S, Sandmann D, Marian F, Maraun M (2013) Two new species of oribatid mites of the genus Truncozetes (Acari, Oribatida, Epactozetidae) from Ecuador ZooKeys 303: 23–31
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Sergey G. Ermilov
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Dorothee Sandmann
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Franca Marian
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Mark Maraun
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