A new species of the genus Epidamaeus (Acari, Oribatida, Damaeidae) from China

Authors: Xie, Lixia Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.119.1629 Published: Jan. 1, 2011 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Epidamaeus · Topics: Study of Mite Species, Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

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The oribatid mite genus Epidamaeus Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1957 from China is reviewed, and a list and key to all known species from China are provided. A new species, Epidamaeus conjungenus, sp. n. is identified, and its morphological descriptions and illustrations are also given. The distinct characteristics of E. conjungenus sp. n. is the coterminous ridge connected to the base of the notogastral setae. Pseudanal setae undulating attenuate, the proximal half with obvious, thorn-like barbs, the distal half smooth.

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