Abstract
A new genus of oribatid mites of the family Tetracondylidae, Umashtanchaeviella gen. n., with type species Umashtanchaeviella plethotricha sp. n., is proposed and described from forest litter, the Bu Gia Map National Park, southern Vietnam. The new genus is distinguishable from other otocepheoid genera by the presence of notogastral plethotrichy.1
Highlights
Tetracondylidae Aoki, 1961 (Acari, Oribatida, Otocepheoidea) is the large family of oribatid mites, comprising 24 genera, 3 subgenera, 297 species and 11 subspecies, which are distributed in the Pantropical and Subtropical regions (Subías 2004, online version 2014).Copyright Sergey G
During our studies of the oribatid mite fauna of Bu Gia Map National Park in southern Vietnam, we discovered a species of Tetracondylidae, representing as new genus, Umashtanchaeviella gen. n. and Umashtanchaeviella plethotricha sp. n
Holotype and paratype of Umashtanchaeviella plethotricha sp. n. were obtained from southern Vietnam, Binh Phuoc Province, Bu Gia Map National Park, 12°11'N, 107°12'E, 601 m a.s.l., Dipterocarp forest (Dipterocarpus costatus), litter, 13.XI.2013
Summary
Tetracondylidae Aoki, 1961 (Acari, Oribatida, Otocepheoidea) is the large family of oribatid mites, comprising 24 genera, 3 subgenera, 297 species and 11 subspecies, which are distributed in the Pantropical and Subtropical regions (Subías 2004, online version 2014).Copyright Sergey G. During our studies of the oribatid mite fauna of Bu Gia Map National Park in southern Vietnam, we discovered a species of Tetracondylidae, representing as new genus, Umashtanchaeviella gen. The body length was measured in lateral view, from the tip of the rostrum to the posterior edge of the ventral plate. Lengths of body setae were measured in lateral aspect.
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