Three new species of oribatid mites of the family Galumnidae (Acari, Oribatida) from South Africa
Author
Ermilov, Sergey G.
Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
Author
Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A.
National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa & University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Author
Khaustov, Alexander A.
0000-0002-0306-112X
Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia & alex 1973 khaustov @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0306 - 112 X
alex1973khaustov@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-01-27
4920
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91
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journal article
8504
10.11646/zootaxa.4920.1.3
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Key to known species of the genus
Stictozetes
1. Bothridial seta setiform; notogastral porose area
Aa
located close to pteromorphal hinge, anterior to seta
la
; chelicera modified, specifically curved; body size: 400–422 × 298–313.......
Stictozetes psadilliferus
(
Mahunka, 1995
)
. Distribution: Borneo.
- Bothridial seta with developed head; notogastral porose area
Aa
removed from pteromorphal hinge, located medial seta
la
; chelicera normal, not curved.......................................................................... (2)
2. Pteromorph reticulate; sexual dimorphism present (male without median pore and notogastral porose areas versus female with median pore represented by several foveae and notogastral porose areas); body size: 250 × 202.................................................................
Stictozetes bisulcatus
(
Balogh, 1960
)
. Distribution:
Congo
,
South Africa
.
- Pteromorph not reticulate; sexual dimorphism in presence of median pore and notogastral porose areas absent......... (3)
3. Median pore present; bothridial seta with narrowly dilated head; body size: 298–332 × 232–249.............................................................................
Stictozetes ihaguensis
sp. nov.
Distribution:
South Africa
.
- Median pore absent; bothridial seta with broadly dilated head................................................ (4)
4. Lamellar seta minute; dorsosejugal suture absent; body size: 320 × 220.............................................................................
Stictozetes scaber
(
Berlese, 1916
)
(see also
Mahunka 1992
). Distribution:
Somali
.
- Lamellar seta comparatively long; dorsosejugal suture present............................................... (5)
5. Rostral seta minute; dorsosejugal suture well developed; body size: 327–358 × 245–256.............................................................................
Stictozetes margaritae
(
Mahunka, 1993
)
. Distribution:
Tanzania
.
- Rostral seta comparatively long; dorsosejugal suture poorly observed; body size: 284–292 × 206–212....................................................................
Stictozetes microporosa
(
Mahunka, 1986
)
. Distribution:
Kenya
.