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Issue: Vol. 5556 No. 1: 23 Dec. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-12-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5556.1.4
Page range: 37-50
Abstract views: 39
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Taxonomic contribution to knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Tritegeus (Acari, Oribatida, Cepheusidae)

University of Tyumen; Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO); Tyumen; Russia
Acari cepheusid mites taxonomy morphology generic diagnosis identification key U.S.A. India Japan

Abstract

A supplementary description of the type species of the genus Sphodrocepheus (Oribatida, Cepheusidae) —S. tridactylus—is presented, based on adults collected from the U.S.A. The taxonomic status of Sphodrocepheus is discussed, resulting in the following new taxonomic proposal: Tritegeus Berlese, 1913 (=Sphodrocepheus Woolley & Higgins, 1963 syn. nov.). A new species of Tritegeus—T. luissantossubiasi sp. nov.—is described, based on adults from India. A supplementary description of Tritegeus mitratus is presented, based on adults collected from Japan. The new generic diagnosis and an identification key to the known 11 species of Tritegeus are provided.

 

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