A taxonomic study on the genus Tectodamaeus Aoki (Acari, Oribatida, Damaeidae), with description of two new species from China

By

Xie, Lixia
Yang, Maofa.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2009

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

21

Pages

73-82

Subjects

China , Damaeidae , Damaeus , new combination , new species , Oribatida , Tectodamaeus

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.21.200

 

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Tectodamaeus from Yunnan and Anhui Province respectively, China are described, Tectodamaeus daliensis sp. n., Tectodamaeus longus sp. n. Nine new combinations, Tectodamaeus costanotus (Wang & Norton) comb. n., Tectodamaeus exspinosus (Wang & Norton) comb. n., Tectodamaeus wulongensis (Wang & Cui) comb. n., Tectodamaeus brevisetus (Wang) comb. n., Tectodamaeus spiniger (Wang) comb. n., Tectodamaeus exsertus (Wang) comb. n., Tectodamaeus yaoi (Wang) comb. n., Tectodamaeus furcatus (Wang & Lu) comb. n., Tectodamaeus cuii (Wang & Lu) comb. n. are presented. The subgenus Damaeus (Tectodamaeus) as a genus in the oribatid mite family Damaeidae was reestablished. A key is given to distinguish all the species of the genus. Th e type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University (IEGU).