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<mods:title id="66A40DBBCBE8847C8A1DCAE16D4D7E25">Taxonomy of European Damaeidae (Acari: Oribatida) II. Porobelba weigmanni n. sp. (Oribatida, Damaeidae), from East Slovakia, with comments on other known species of the genus</mods:title>
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<treatment id="794CFC45B589F52AF3F79EA2FA4DEBC3" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6228432" ID-GBIF-Taxon="100116418" ID-Zenodo-Dep="6228432" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:794CFC45B589F52AF3F79EA2FA4DEBC3" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/794CFC45B589F52AF3F79EA2FA4DEBC3" lastPageNumber="59" pageNumber="56">
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<taxonomicName id="ACE80D58D72250E9027BA813F83E1E6F" ID-CoL="8T7HL" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="56" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="weigmanni">Porobelba weigmanni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="62F83B8B175F9B98736309DA6E68ECAE" rank="species">n.sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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Diagnosis:
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<taxonomicName id="59B301C830251CD9067917315CDB298E" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="56" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Porobelba</taxonomicName>
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with characteristic, hypertrophied, lyriform notogastral setae c1 inserted on tubercular papillae; other notogastral setae very thin, minute. Prodorsum with one pair of tubercles (Da) behind insertions of interlamellar setae. Spinae adnatae acute, thorn-like, oriented slightly laterad and ventrad.
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<subSubSection id="8A5632735A200DC45115F9495F353654" type="description">
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<paragraph id="A5B15951C49090CE09185EE232AD4DE4" pageNumber="56">Description of the adult (immatures unknown)</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="148D9C83826981A4F9FFCE5CC77C6FE4" pageNumber="56">General characters: Body 390-405 µm long (two specimens measured); as in other species of the genus covered by very thick layer of mostly filamentous cerotegument. Body colour brown or yellowish brown, as usual in the genus. Adults bearing reticulate exuvial scalps on the notogaster.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="C33CBD2EAFF9EF9406EF849B1DF933EC" pageNumber="56">
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Prodorsum: Broadly triangular, without propodolateral apophysis P (Fig. 1A, 3A). Rostrum broadly oval, with small naso-like protuberance. Bothridia quite distant from notogaster (as usual for
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<taxonomicName id="E8A748E7A2C876AADF7B186B4D4972C5" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="56" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Porobelba</taxonomicName>
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), funnel-like. Sensillus (Fig. 3C) medium long, setiform, covered by cerotegument except at tip. Interlamellar seta (in) relatively short, about one third of sensillus length, also covered by cerotegument. Exobothridial seta (ex) shorter than in, curved, hardly visible under cerotegument. Rostral and lamellar setae of similar size, in normal positions. One pair of prodorsal tubercles (Da) present behind insertions of setae in. Parastigmatic apophyses well developed, thorn-like, oblique, Sa larger than Sp.
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<paragraph id="ECFC2D5B0F595B57A48204AED872FEA8" pageNumber="56">Notogaster. Oval, with quite gracile, thorn-like spinae adnatae, oriented laterad and ventrad. Notogastral setae heterogeneous and characteristic: first pair of setae (c1) hypertrophied, oriented anteriad and curved mediad, creating lyriform shape (Figs. 1A, 3A), covered by cerotegument, inserted on small but distinct papilliform tubercles; other notogastral setae much shorter, thin, filiform, with size decreasing posteriorly. Area porosa between setae h1 well developed but quite small, oval (Fig. 3B). Setae ps2 longer than other posterior notogastral setae.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="A10BC73765D2118DCE3B5246B2DB338B" pageNumber="56">
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Ventral characters: Characters of ventral side (Fig. 1B) obscured by thick layer of cerotegument. Discidium (dis) ceratiform, slightly curved posteriad. Epimeral setation 3-1-3-3; setae similar in size to other ventral setae, except lateral ones slightly longer. Standard set of 6 genital, 1 aggenital, 2 anal and 3 adanal setae present, as usual in
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<taxonomicName id="3739C55DE6891873E461DACD9520686B" family="Damaeidae" pageNumber="56" rank="family">Damaeidae</taxonomicName>
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. Anogenital region with apertures well separated; genital only slightly smaller than anal.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="AF2379542F71538CD97EDD05835B8A98" pageNumber="56">
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Gnathosoma (Characters were studied only on non-dissected individuals, and therefore cannot be described in full detail): Type and form of gnathosoma as usual for
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<taxonomicName id="A4DF6E08436C4A681A68DC19A5C16C0F" family="Damaeidae" pageNumber="56" rank="family">Damaeidae</taxonomicName>
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. Chelicerae (Fig. 2D) robust, well sclerotised, both digitus fixus and digitus mobilis with strong tubercular teeth. Palps with elongated tarsus. Setation of palp (tarsal solenidion not included) 0-2-1-3-8, four distal setae on tarsus eupathidial (Fig. 2E).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="E583E05B9A0B11C6A803823A792D6F26" lastPageNumber="57" pageNumber="56">
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Legs: Monodactyl and moniliform as usual in
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<taxonomicName id="C73A6AE59B8BF22DAACBA961A285AB34" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="56" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Porobelba</taxonomicName>
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, as long as or shorter than body, covered by
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<pageStartToken id="3C60794CD9BB8B23016EA76A72B66D2B" pageNumber="57">cerotegument</pageStartToken>
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(Fig. 2 A-C), making setation difficult to study. Setal formula of legs identical to that of
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<taxonomicName id="19B0FB7A2E390DF82ADD38BA41EE04C6" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" genus.bestMatchDistance="1121" genus.bestMatchVote="2" genus.innerRound="1" genus.outerRound="1" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spinosa">P. spinosa</taxonomicName>
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(see Norton 1977), as follows (solenidia and famulus not included):
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<paragraph id="105D5E9EBB3D2F0C7BF9B38E1A8CA3B6" pageNumber="57">I: 1-7-4-4- 19</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="92CFCBC564242F16F8082E946E838D0A" pageNumber="57">II: 1-6-4-4- 17</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="A50B74AFC7E212FA6546BA43271E3FAB" pageNumber="57">III: 2-4-3-3- 16 IV: 1-4-3-4-13.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="C9B107F0FE5FB31CEEA2E5FD702964CE" pageNumber="57">Solenidia quite short, except [[phi]]1 long, setiform, tactile. Solenidion of tibia IV coupled with seta d. Famulus emergent, short, simple, setiform.</paragraph>
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FIGURE 1.
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<taxonomicName id="0FF271039063EAB133BC55D8620E669D" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="weigmanni">Porobelba weigmanni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="2241F87B57E83702338E553900528BA6" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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: A -dorsal view of adult (without legs), B -ventral view of adult (without legs); bar indicates 100µm. Abbreviations: ss -sensillus; ro -rostral seta; le -lamellar seta; in -interlamellar seta; s.a.-spina adnata; c1, c2, la, lm, lp, h1, h2, h3, ps1, ps2, ps3-notogastral setae; a.p.-area porosa; Sa -anterior parastigmatic apophysis; Sp -posterior parastigmatic apophysis; di -discidium
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<subSubSection id="67D994A24083F53AA76ABF39529892EB" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph id="DE2FF5352B034CF36CF949421D811622" pageNumber="57">
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Material examined: 2 individuals collected in
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<collectingRegion id="E897A537BBEABA832567302C1388959E">Pieniny National Park</collectingRegion>
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, North-East
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<collectingCountry id="1C0D85719FD2A6FA4A5AAC4083B0DFE6">Slovakia</collectingCountry>
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, in
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<collectingMethod id="D1A62839DCA6319CBA16AAFD4D91D756">moist litter</collectingMethod>
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of Tilio-Acerion forests on limestone screes; with Tilia, Fagus, Acer and Phyllitis, on
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<location id="70A1E77630C893E2CBBEC7A33BD31EC3" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:794CFC45B589F52AF3F79EA2FA4DEBC3:70A1E77630C893E2CBBEC7A33BD31EC3" Region="Pieniny National Park" country="Slovakia" latitude="49.40333" longitude="20.4185" name="north-west slope of Klastorna hora hill" stateProvince="Presov">
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north-west slope of
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hora hill
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<materialsCitation id="D86BACE696D361F98852BF127ACCD038" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="923904553" collectingDate="1987-04-18" collectingMethod="moist litter" collectingRegion="Pieniny National Park" collectorName="L. Miko" country="Slovakia" latitude="49.40333" location="north-west slope of Klastorna hora hill" longitude="20.4185" stateProvince="Presov" typeStatus="paratype">
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<collectingDate id="F023F6D0AE7FAF147A4294BB13A66A3D">
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<date id="B8AB388F9880A8080DA9367F72CB6E9F">18.4.1987</date>
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</collectingDate>
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, sample Nr. LM-190-87 (1 individual,
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<typeStatus id="B88D49B8ECBE3B82E8F55F50CCAAEBB0">paratype</typeStatus>
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)
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</materialsCitation>
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and
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<materialsCitation id="895D8D3F121DEF4407FF69357DB02764" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="923904551" collectingDate="1988-08-21" collectingMethod="moist litter" collectingRegion="Pieniny National Park" collectorName="L. Miko" country="Slovakia" latitude="49.40333" location="north-west slope of Klastorna hora hill" longitude="20.4185" stateProvince="Presov" typeStatus="holotype">
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<collectingDate id="8345DB551ADDF9C0654C3932CD7C9911">
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<date id="A83CED95B6DA3E3EB37431EF20711232">21.8.1988</date>
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</collectingDate>
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, sample Nr. LM-319-88 (1 individual,
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<typeStatus id="FFD7666E7CBAD47B77A76629F8B0DF30">holotype</typeStatus>
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)
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,
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<collectorName id="D4C7CCD40AED04D7165883E56777E92B">L.Miko</collectorName>
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lgt. Material is preserved unmounted, in ethanol. The holotype has been deposited in Acarological Collections of Staatliches Museum
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<normalizedToken id="84F51535C1A9E204A3123166CFDE21CB" originalValue="für">fuer</normalizedToken>
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Naturkunde
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(Germany); the paratype is in the private collection of the author.
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<subSubSection id="F9F55B9AC41751C93D070012C588253D" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="C4B8A42D52CCF5A2EB05F85A528D488C" lastPageNumber="58" pageNumber="57">
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Discussion. The new species is easily distinguishable from other known species of
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<taxonomicName id="A954629DC228FAC44E2F14E627F83934" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Porobelba</taxonomicName>
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by the presence of prodorsal tubercles Da and by the unusual heterogeneity of notogastral setae. The lyriform setae c1 contrast strongly with the remaining notogastral setae which are smooth, fine and much shorter. The common
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<pageStartToken id="89F95B5B4D4BA7A46692EB6AD22DF93A" pageNumber="58">type-species</pageStartToken>
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of the genus,
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<taxonomicName id="7C3A84A18F5F0AEDFC2784B52526A45E" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" genus.bestMatchDistance="1111" genus.bestMatchVote="2" genus.innerRound="1" genus.outerRound="1" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spinosa">P. spinosa</taxonomicName>
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, has setae c1 that are also larger than others, but are straight and parallel, oriented anteriad (Fig. 4A); other notogastral setae are shorter, but are about half the length of c1. The sensillus of
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<taxonomicName id="F7A2284087CA5FC9A09A1201D4F3DE02" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" genus.bestMatchDistance="1062" genus.bestMatchVote="2" genus.innerRound="1" genus.outerRound="1" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spinosa">P. spinosa</taxonomicName>
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(Fig. 4A, C) is relatively longer, and the prodorsum lacks tubercles. The Iberian species
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<taxonomicName id="1EF95ABB3F3957ACFC3EDC076797D11F" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" genus.outerRound="1" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grandjeanica">P. grandjeanica</taxonomicName>
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differs clearly by lacking spinae adnatae; other characters are very similar to those of
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<taxonomicName id="151DA09A0E94B2AB771F64E2A1514B35" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" genus.bestMatchDistance="1020" genus.bestMatchVote="2" genus.innerRound="1" genus.outerRound="1" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spinosa">P. spinosa</taxonomicName>
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(Grandjean 1954;
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<normalizedToken id="8E90DB09C8D5CF4C8F39F5A4CC41BB43" originalValue="Subías">Subias</normalizedToken>
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1977).
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<paragraph id="109FD4B748C41AE36CD910C07C791DC4" pageNumber="58">
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FIGURE 2.
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<taxonomicName id="5A32774681678BF2627C064775C2FA72" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="weigmanni">Porobelba weigmanni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="8BB8B0B85CB70470CFCDC09A5E93E70C" rank="species">n.sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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: A -tarsus of leg I, B -leg I, C -leg IV, D -chelicera (only visible part, chelicerae were not dissected from type specimen), E -palp (only part visible from undissected individual - tibia, genu and tarsus), all legs in antiaxial view
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<paragraph id="67AF5629A99F663D18F4FB368B050E05" pageNumber="58">
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<taxonomicName id="5E3DC252260AE5F61010E7F30549608A" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="weigmanni">Porobelba weigmanni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A1C5A447D3C64BF7FCAA5C6CA604CE7A" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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has been found in quite specific habitat, rich in many other oribatid species, in a cenosis dominated by
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<taxonomicName id="8188AA345D7C0446BF10C1BADB17A982" class="Arachnida" family="Chamobatidae" genus="Chamobates" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="borealis">
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Chamobates borealis (
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</taxonomicName>
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, 1902),
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<taxonomicName id="2B9A49670DCAF2C3523EF593CC63E52E" class="Arachnida" family="Chamobatidae" genus="Chamobates" genus.outerRound="1" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="voigtsi">Ch. voigtsi (Oudemans</taxonomicName>
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, 1902) and
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<taxonomicName id="A9A5C4D60F1F304B1978EE3B0F102A34" class="Arachnida" family="Achipteriidae" genus="Parachipteria" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="punctata">Parachipteria punctata (Nicolet</taxonomicName>
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, 1855), and together with some rather rare species such as
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<taxonomicName id="D12DF8E46818BB5FEE0D85CE484CAF5D" class="Arachnida" family="Hungarobelbidae" genus="Hungarobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="visnyai">Hungarobelba visnyai (Balogh</taxonomicName>
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, 1938) or
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<taxonomicName id="9A04FC8F5D4786E7A8263CDC9295F840" class="Arachnida" family="Phthiracaridae" genus="Notophthiracarus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pavidus" subGenus="Calyptophthiracarus">Notophthiracarus (Calyptophthiracarus) pavidus (Berlese</taxonomicName>
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, 1913). Despite quite intensive sampling in Pieniny National Park, only two individuals were found, both from an unusual microhabitat: organic soil within the crevices in limestone scree on slopes. It is speculative to judge from two collections, but given this apparent specificity, and the fact that the Pieniny area was not glaciated in the last ice age, the species may be relictual. Although
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<taxonomicName id="92361EEB369A370E20B4FD00A5915120" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" genus.bestMatchDistance="793" genus.bestMatchVote="2" genus.innerRound="1" genus.outerRound="1" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spinosa">P. spinosa</taxonomicName>
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, occurs in Pieniny as well, it prefers more open habitats (meadows or meadows with shrubs, Juniperus sp. growths or drier litter of Pinus sylvestris forests) and the two species were never found together in the same sample nor the same habitat.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="F52AB8BB2C8B69D7A4C3AEF8708E6220" lastPageNumber="59" pageNumber="58">
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Another species has been described from Austrian Carinthia by Mihelcic (1955) and placed into this genus:
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<taxonomicName id="0F69D54F4835873225F0CC8BA071367F" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robusta">Porobelba robusta Mihelcic</taxonomicName>
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, 1955. The original description and illustrations suggest that the species lacks some generic characters of
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<taxonomicName id="60080BA6B7530194B9076723B1FEC0CD" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Porobelba</taxonomicName>
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, including the notogastral porose area. In addition, the author claimed similarity of this species to
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<taxonomicName id="28B720CE551D301633C45C3A718C252E" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Kunstidamaeus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="diversipilis">Kunstidamaeus diversipilis (Willmann</taxonomicName>
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, 1951) (sub
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<taxonomicName id="5D724C90690A2B15FAB4B07F091B529F" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Belba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="diversipilis">Belba diversipilis</taxonomicName>
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), which belongs to a group of genera that can be considered
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<taxonomicName id="24D5395DDC7B5459503F4ACBFDC8B439" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Damaeus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Damaeus</taxonomicName>
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sensu lato. Although the figures are of low quality, it seems that
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<taxonomicName id="5A1C187B684073BEB5D687CEBDB10382" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" genus.bestMatchDistance="234" genus.bestMatchVote="2" genus.innerRound="1" genus.outerRound="1" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robusta">P. robusta</taxonomicName>
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does have some characters found in this group but not in
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<taxonomicName id="C1BA637E7B0D9162303C5F889F3184B8" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Porobelba</taxonomicName>
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. Collectively, the larger size, the similarity in length and shape of sensillus and interlamellar seta, the presence of a
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<pageStartToken id="E1A023FED9CAF6558005158372843628" pageNumber="59">blunt</pageStartToken>
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apophysis P on the prodorsum, the slightly outwards curved spinae adnatae and the strong, curved notogastral setae indicate that
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<taxonomicName id="AE22DA933ACBFCD29F23ACD306D8BB84" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" genus.bestMatchDistance="453" genus.bestMatchVote="2" genus.innerRound="1" genus.outerRound="1" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robusta">P. robusta</taxonomicName>
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probably belongs to
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<taxonomicName id="7C7E5E175CE898F414AA98D643B00E3E" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Spatiodamaeus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Bulanova-Zachvatkina">Spatiodamaeus Bulanova-Zachvatkina</taxonomicName>
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, 1967. There is superficial similarity to described species, e. g.
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<taxonomicName id="EC104C2B5B82C2F8EFAC63BBB7BC3BE6" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Spatiodamaeus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="boreus">Spatiodamaeus boreus (Bulanova-Zachvatkina</taxonomicName>
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, 1957), but there is no information about important species-level characters, such as various prodorsal tubercles. Therefore,
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<taxonomicName id="B71FE3FE40612BFA7A3E43D1BE0BBB95" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" genus.bestMatchDistance="600" genus.bestMatchVote="2" genus.innerRound="1" genus.outerRound="1" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robusta">P. robusta</taxonomicName>
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is here excluded from
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<taxonomicName id="9C53645A147FE640F5A0D88F9AA6234A" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Porobelba</taxonomicName>
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, and until Mihelcic 's original material or topotypes are studied, we consider it as species inquirenda.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="D1D445F5F0ADE9FDF08B886A2F8A465E" pageNumber="59">
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The last known species of the genus,
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<taxonomicName id="B303EB05CF2A9FA6089E386C2B0D05EF" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" genus="Porobelba" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="parki">Porobelba parki Jacot</taxonomicName>
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, 1937, is apparently restricted to eastern North America. Since the original description is incomplete and does not use modern terminology, some comments on this little known species are given in the following section.
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