Ontogenetic instars of the oribatid mite Scheloribates arsizonensis n. sp. (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) from Ethiopia

A new species of the genus Scheloribates (Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) — S. (Scheloribates) arsizonensis n. sp. — is described from Ethiopia, based on adult and juvenile instars, collected from litter and green moss in Arsi Mountains National Park. Adults of the new species differ from S. praestantis...

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Published inAcarologia Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 122 - 135
Main Authors Ermilov, Sergey G., Rybalov, Leonid B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Acarologia 01.01.2023
Subjects
Life Sciences
Animalia
new species
Afrotropical region
scheloribatid mites
Acari
morphology
Arthropoda
taxonomy
Aacriformes
juvenile instar
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Summary:A new species of the genus Scheloribates (Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) — S. (Scheloribates) arsizonensis n. sp. — is described from Ethiopia, based on adult and juvenile instars, collected from litter and green moss in Arsi Mountains National Park. Adults of the new species differ from S. praestantissimus praestantissimus (Berlese, 1916) in having fusiform, distally pointed bothridial seta, the absence of prolamella, and the presence of well-developed notogastral setae p1. The comparison of juveniles of the new species with juveniles of other Scheloribates species is presented. Juveniles of the new species can be distinguished from the other known juveniles of S. (Scheloribates) by the presence of two strong, long, longitudinal, dorsolateral folds on the gastronotum in all instars, long gastronotic seta c3, which is distinctly longer than other gastronotic setae in nymphal instars, the presence of vestigial gastronotic seta h3 in larva, and in the absence of aggenital setae in deutonymph.
ISSN:0044-586X
2107-7207
DOI:10.24349/o0ta-ustm