Description of a sexually dimorphic oribatid mite (Arachnida: Acari: Oribatida) from canopy habitats of the Ryukyu Archipelago, southwestern Japan

A new species in the monotypic genus Symbioribates, S. aokii sp. nov., is described on the basis of adult material collected from canopy habitats and wind traps in the Ryukyu Archipelago, southwestern Japan. Symbioribates aokii sp. nov. expresses different dimorphism in the octotaxic system from tha...

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Published inZoological science Vol. 24; no. 10; p. 1051
Main Authors Karasawa, Shigenori, Behan-Pelletier, Valerie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.10.2007
Subjects
Animals
Female
Geography
Japan
Male
Mites - classification
Mites - ultrastructure
Sex Characteristics
Species Specificity
Trees
Japan
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Summary:A new species in the monotypic genus Symbioribates, S. aokii sp. nov., is described on the basis of adult material collected from canopy habitats and wind traps in the Ryukyu Archipelago, southwestern Japan. Symbioribates aokii sp. nov. expresses different dimorphism in the octotaxic system from that of the type species, S. papuensis Aoki, 1966. The characteristics of this genus and its relationships to others of the superfamily Oripodoidea are discussed and a revised diagnosis of the family is given.
ISSN:0289-0003
DOI:10.2108/zsj.24.1051