Genera of Gymnodamaeidae (Acari: Oribatida: Plateremaeoidea) of Canada, with notes on some nomenclatorial problems
Author
Walter, David Evans
text
Zootaxa
2009
2206
23
44
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.189740
8dc3930d-f5da-496f-a86f-f0da1543811a
1175-5326
189740
Adrodamaeus
Paschoal, 1982
(p.
450 in
Paschoal & Johnston, 1982
)
Type
species
Damaeus magnisetosus
Ewing, 1909
Diagnosis:
Gymnodamaeidae
with ventral plate with anogenital bridge (
Fig. 12
), but without lateral pits; genital plates with smooth median margin and bearing 7 pairs of setae, seta
g
2 inserted posteriad
g
1; 3 pairs of adanal setae. Tarsus, genu, and tibia of all legs with basal retrotecta that cup distal ends of previous segment (
Figs. 13–14
); femur IV with 2 setae. Prodorsum with mound-like cerotegument between bothridia (
Figs. 9– 10
), rostral ridges, and spherical pustules; sensillus (
bo
) with long stalk and narrow, barbed head (
Fig. 10
); bothridial rim simple, bothridial ridge poorly developed; spine-like interlamellar setae (
in
) sessile or on short apophysis slightly anteriad bothridia, directed dorsally, not opposed to the small median prodorsal tubercle; exobothridial seta (
ex
) inserted slightly anteriad
in
; prelamellar ridge poorly developed, without steep anterior margin; rostral seta (
ro
) inserted just posteriad lamellar seta; lamellar seta (
le
) inserted near
ro
, curved mediad; pedotectum II rounded distally. Notogaster low, rounded, with a short antero-median ridge, smooth outer margin except for pair of antero-lateral tubercles (
Fig. 10
arrow), 5 pairs of setae (
h
1-2,
p
1-3); cerotegument with spherical pustules and a pattern of raised ridges and cells (
Fig. 9
), posterior median nipple-like process absent; notogastral setae
h
1-2 on short apophyses; sejugal tubercle vestigial, small triangular process at base of leg III.