A survey of the family Carabodidae C. L. Koch, 1836 (Acari: Oribatida)
Author
Mahunka, S.
text
Acta Zoologica Hungarica
1986
32
73
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Diplobodes
Aoki, 1958 (Figs 25-26)
Aoki, 1958: 390 (28), and 1970: 419.
Prodorsum: Its surface without protuberances or apophysis. Lamellae of double strueture, very broad, with a separate lateral keel. All prodorsal setae thin and simple. Sensillus uncate.
Notogaster: Dorsosejugal region normal, notogastral, surface ornamented by strong longitudinal costulae. Fourteen pairs of notogastral setae, one of them in humeral position.
Coxisternal region: Well-developed epimeral borders composing a network.
Anogenital region: Only few data known. Four pairs of genital and two pairs of anal setae present.
Figs
25-30. 25-26:
Diplobodes kanekoi Aoki
, 1958, 27-29:
Flexa dubia
(Kuliev, 1968), 30:
Gibbicepheus elevatus
Balogh, 1958 (after Aoki: 25-26, Kuliev: 27-29; 30: original)
Type species:
Diplobodes kanekoi Aoki
, 1958. Japan.
Remarks: It stands very near to
Kalloia
Mahunka, 1985, however, the latter has fifteen pairs of notogastral setae; Aoki (1970: 419) confirmed newly the number of the notogastral setae.