Taxonomy of European Damaeidae (Acari: Oribatida) II. Porobelba weigmanni n. sp. (Oribatida, Damaeidae), from East Slovakia, with comments on other known species of the genus
Author
Miko, Ladislav
text
Zootaxa
2008
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.183260
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Porobelba
Grandjean, 1936
Body small (340–420 µm), yellowish brown, covered by thick layer of cerotegument. Adults bear exuvial scalps. Prodorsum triangular, without propodolateral apophysis (P), rarely with prodorsal tubercles. Bothridia comparatively large, positioned laterally and quite far from anterior border of notogaster. Notogaster with standard set of 11 pairs of notogastral setae, setae
c-l-h
aligned in two more or less arched rows. First pair of notogastral setae (
c1
) usually longer and larger than remainder. Spinae adnatae, if present, weak and narrow, ceratiform or thorn-like. A single, unpaired and variably developed area
porosa
present in posterior part of notogaster, between setae of pair
h1
. Trochanteral setation 1-1-2-1, femoral setation 7-6-4-4, genual setation 4-4-3-3. Tibia IV always bears seta
d
, coupled with solenidion; seta
d
present or absent on tibiae II and III.