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

By

Xie, Lixia
Yang, Maofa.
Huang, Rong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

119

Pages

29-36

Subjects

Epidamaeus, new species, checklist, distribution

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.119.1629

 

Abstract

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.