Only two types of monogynaspidmonogynaspine:
(monogynaspid) representative of the mesostigmatan suborder Monogynaspida, characterized by having a single genital shield in the adult female that usually bears one pair of setae (st5) or may be nude.
mites usually have deep pits on the dorsaldorsal:
relating to the upper or back side; opposed to ventral.
shields: 1) many of the tortoise mites in the family Trachyuropodidae that are associated with ants have a pair of lateral pits and/or a large median posteriorposterior:
the back part of the body or towards that region in comparison, e.g., 'posterior to'.
pit; and 2) members of the Zerconidae that typically have 3–4 fossaefossa:
(pl. fossae) a pit or recessed area in the integument (also see pedofossa).
along the posteriorposterior:
the back part of the body or towards that region in comparison, e.g., 'posterior to'.
margin of the dorsaldorsal:
relating to the upper or back side; opposed to ventral.
shield.
Author: David E. Walter
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