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Issue: Vol. 25 No. 1: 11 Mar. 2002
Type: Article
Published: 2002-03-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.25.1.1
Page range: 1–15
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 4

Paracamisia osornensis gen. n., sp. n. (Acari: Oribatida) from Valdivian forest soil in Chile

Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, A. Mickiewicz University, Szamarzewskiego 91A, 60-569 Pozna., Poland
State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA
Acari Oribatida Camisiidae mite Chile soil fauna new species new genus

Abstract

The oribatid mite family Camisiidae is commonly recognized to include four genera and about 100 nominal species, all of which appear to be asexual. Based on adult specimens from Valdivian forest litter in Osorno Province, Chile, we propose a monotypic fifth genus, Paracamisia gen. n., with type species P. osornensis sp. n. This is the first genus of the family that is not represented in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all other known Camisiidae it seems to be asexual. Paracamisia osornensis sp. n. is distinguishable from other camisiids by its shiny, convex notogaster that lacks a suprapleural scissure, and by its large respiratory bothridial saccule. A preliminary analysis suggests that its closest relatives are to be found in the genus Platynothrus.

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