Oribatei 



435 



Genera: 



1. Protoplophora Berlese, 1910 



Type. Protoplophora palpalis Berlese, 1910 



2. Aedoplophora Grandjean, 1932 



Type. Aedoplophora glornerata Grandjean, 1932 



3. Arthroplophora Berlese, 1910 



Type. Arthroplophora paradoxa Berlese, 1910 



4. Cryptoplophora Grandjean, 1932 



Type. Cryptoplophora abscondita Grandjean, 1932 



5. Prororm/fl Berlese, 1916 



Type. Arthroplophora (Prototritia) armadillo Berlese, 1916 



Discussion: These mites live in humus and rotten roots. There are 

 only a few known species, probably owing to the difficulty in collect- 

 ing them, as well as insufficient collecting. 



Reference: 



Grandjean, F. 1932. La Famille des Protoplophoridae (Acariens). Bull. 

 Soc. Zool. de France 58(1) : 10-36. 



Mesoplophoridae Jacot, 1923 



Figures 373, 374 



Diagnosis: The hysterosoma is not divided into segments. The geni- 

 tal opening and anal opening lie in a large ventral plate which is 

 connected with the dorsal shield. 



Figure 373 Mesoplophora michaeli- 

 ana Berlese. Venter of female. (After 

 Berlese 1904) 



Figure 374 Mesoplophora pulchra 

 Sellnick. Lateral view of female. 

 (After Grandjean 1933) 



