New ameroid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Philippines

Issue Date

7-2017

Abstract

Systematic & Applied Acarology Society. Two new species of oribatid mites of the superfamily Ameroidea (Acari, Oribatida) are described from the Philippines. Heterobelba quezonica sp. nov. (Heterobelbidae) is most similar to H. stellifera stellifera Okayama, 1980 and H. stellifera formosana Aoki, 1990, but differs by the pointed median tooth of the rostrum and exuvial setae Elp, Elm, Ep2 being clearly longer than the other setae. Oxyamerus isabelaensis sp. nov. (Oxyameridae) is most similar to O. hauserorum Mahunka, 1987, but differs by having bifurcate notogastral setae and adanal setae ad2, short lamellar setae and phylliform aggenital setae. Revised generic diagnoses of Heterobelba and Oxyamerus are presented.

Source or Periodical Title

Systematic and Applied Acarology

ISSN

1362-1971

Volume

22

Issue

7

Page

1069-1086

Document Type

Article

Physical Description

illustrations

Language

English

Subject

generic diagnosis, Heterobelba, morphology, new species, oribatid mites, Oriental region, Oxyamerus, systematics

Identifier

DOI: 10.11158/saa.22.7.14.

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