Contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Hardybodes (Acari, Oribatida, Carabodidae) with description of a new species from the Philippines

Creator

Sergey G. Ermilov, University of Tyumen
Leonila Corpuz-Raros, University of the Philippines Los Banos

Abstract

© Ermilov S.G. and Corpuz-Raros L. A new species of the genus Hardybodes (Oribatida, Carabodidae) is described from the nest of an unknown species of ants (Formicidae) in soil in Luzon Island, Philippines. Hardybodes minutus n. sp. differs from all species of the genus by the localization of notogastral setae (lm and h2 inserted in the same longitudinal row dorsocentrally together with da, dm, dp, lp and h1 versus lm and h2 in dorsolateral positions and da, dm, dp, lp and h1 inserted in dorsocentral positions in the other species). Revised generic diagnosis and an identification key to the four known species of Hardybodes are presented.

Source or Periodical Title

Acarologia

ISSN

0044586X

Page

131-139

Document Type

Article

Subject

Carabodid mites, Formicidae, Key, Morphology, New species, Philippines, Systematics

Recommended Citation

Ermilov, Sergey G. and Corpuz-Raros, Leonila, "Contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Hardybodes (Acari, Oribatida, Carabodidae) with description of a new species from the Philippines" (2021). Journal Article. 1212.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/journal-articles/1212