New and little known oribatids from Kenya, with descriptions of two new genera (Acari: Oribatida)
Author
Mahunka, S.
Author
Mahunka-Papp, L.
text
Journal of Natural History
2009
2009-03-31
43
11 - 12
737
768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930802610451
journal article
10.1080/00222930802610451
1464-5262
5216091
Acrogalumna longipluma
(Berlese, 1904)
The species is well distributed, probably cosmopolitan. Also rather varying it, may be divided into some subspecies (
Murvanidze and Weigmann 2003
).
In the newly collected specimens the shape and size of the porose areas are different, sometimes porose area
Aa
is divided into two larger parts and one very small part. A minute seta is observable on the pteromorphae. Distal end of sensillus curved inwards. Median porus of the male conspicuously large.