A new species of Moritzoppia from montane sites in the British Isles, with a redescription of M. clavigera (Hammer, 1952) (Acari: Oribatida: Oppiidae)

A new species of oribatid mite, Moritzoppia oreia sp. nov. is described from montane sites in Scotland, Wales, England and Eire. The species is morphologically closest to M. clavigera (Hammer, 1952) which is redescribed herein, Moritzoppia oreia sp. nov. differs from M. clavigera in that it has one...

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Published inJournal of natural history Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 1067 - 1074
Main Authors Colloff, M.J., Seyd, E.L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.1991
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Acari
Arachnida
Biological and medical sciences
British Isles
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
montane fauna
Moritzoppia
Oppiidae
Oribatid mites
Oribatida
Systematics. Geographical distribution
United Kingdom
Great britain
Europe
British Isles
Ireland
Taxonomic review
Acariformes
Arachnida
Acari
Taxonomy
Arthropoda
Morphology
Diagnosis (taxonomy)
New species
Invertebrata
Oribatida
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Summary:A new species of oribatid mite, Moritzoppia oreia sp. nov. is described from montane sites in Scotland, Wales, England and Eire. The species is morphologically closest to M. clavigera (Hammer, 1952) which is redescribed herein, Moritzoppia oreia sp. nov. differs from M. clavigera in that it has one solenidion on tarsus II rather than two, five pairs of genital setae rather than four pairs and the alveoli of the lamellar setae are situated some distance anterior of the apices of the costulae rather than adjacent to them. The definition of the genus Moritzoppia is dicussed and modified.
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ISSN:0022-2933
1464-5262
DOI:10.1080/00222939100770671