Abstract
The genus Allogalumna Grandjean, 1936 is reported for the first time from China, and a new species Allogalumna rugata n. sp. is described from Qinghai Province. This species is distinguishable from other species of the genus by the combination of the following character states: bothridial setae setiform, slightly barbed at the end, four pairs of oval notogastral porose areas present; surface of genital and anal plates with dense thin wrinkle; postanal porose area absent.
Highlights
The family Galumnidae (Acari: Oribatida) is one of the large groups of oribatid mites
Allogalumna is a genus of Galumnidae that was proposed by Grandjean (1936) with Galumna alamellae Jacot, 1935 as type species
We propose a new species of the genus Allogalumna collected from Qinghai Province, based on adult specimens
Summary
The family Galumnidae (Acari: Oribatida) is one of the large groups of oribatid mites. We propose a new species of the genus Allogalumna collected from Qinghai Province (northwest China), based on adult specimens. Until 2013, Ermilov et al pointed out if males and females have one median pore or not to have median pore absolutely these species should be included in Allogalumna.
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