Filtern
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2016 (1) (entfernen)
Dokumenttyp
Sprache
- Englisch (1) (entfernen)
Gehört zur Bibliographie
- nein (1)
Schlagworte
- Heidelberg (1)
- Hornmilben (1)
Tokukobelba is proposed as a new genus in the oribatid
mite family Damaeidae Berlese, 1896. The species
Tokukobelba compta (Kulczyński, 1902) comb.
nov. is redescribed based on specimens collected in
Heidelberg in Germany. The distinguishing traits of
Tokukobelba, which include the presence of prodorsal
apophyses Aa and Ap, the occurrence of only 2 setae
on femur IV, and a solenidion coupled with the dorsal
seta d on the tibiae of legs I-IV are most unusual for a
damaeid mite. The taxonomy and evolutionary systematics
of the new genus are discussed. Evidence from
comparative morphology suggests a basal position of
Tokukobelba within its family.