Mesoplophoridae Ewing 1917

Mesoplophoridae Ewing, 1917 Cuticle smooth; with fine, irregular microsculpture. "Notogaster" of adults represented by joined CDE segments with eight pairs of setae, segments FHP joined with adanal segments. Genital and anal plates separated; 7-9 pairs of genital setae, adults with transverse scissure dividing genital plates into two parts, anterior with one to two pairs of setae, posterior with five to eight pairs of setae; seven to 10 pairs of "ventral" setae; two to four pairs of anal setae. Distribution — Semicosmopolitan.
Published as part of Niedbała, W., 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands, pp. 3-205 in Acarologia 57 (1) on page 13, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164149, http://zenodo.org/record/5400764