The oribatid mite genus Macrogena (Acari, Oribatida, Ceratozetidae), with description of two new species from New Zealand
Author
Ermilov, Sergey G.
Author
Minor, Maria A.
text
ZooKeys
2015
506
13
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.506.9796
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.506.9796
1313-2970-506-13
CD024A9E681E4CAC89ACF94268A7F68A
Taxon classification Animalia Oribatida Ceratozetidae
Genus
Macrogena Wallwork, 1966
Type species.
Macrogena monodactyla
Wallwork, 1966
Diagnosis
(partially based on data from
Wallwork 1966
;
Hammer 1967
).
Ceratozetidae
with rostrum with medial rectangular ledge formed by two lateral incisions; rostral setae inserted dorsally or dorso-laterally on prodorsum; lamellar and interlamellar setae strong, straight; bothridial setae fusiform or globular; lamellae large, with short cusps, connected by translamella; tutoria and genal teeth long, reach the level of insertions of rostral setae; dorsophragmata fused medially; notogaster with three or four pairs of porose areas; ten pairs of short and thin notogastral setae; five pairs of genital, one pair of aggenital, two pair of anal, and three pairs of adanal setae; legs mono- or tridactylous.