Tripiloppia
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Description
Key to known species Tripiloppia
1. Rostrum truncated, slightly wavy; body size: 337–365 × 194–171......... T. subiasi Balogh, 1982. Distribution: Australia.
- Rostrum distinctly tripartite............................................................................ 2
2. Five pairs of genital setae; bothridial setae with well-developed lanceolate head and short cilia....................... 3
- Four pairs of genital setae; bothridial setae pectinate.......................................................... 5
3. Costulae short, diagonally oriented; humeral regions with narrowly triangular processes; body size: 332–348 × 166–174................................................................... T. alpina sp. nov. Distribution: New Zealand.
- Costulae elongated, longitudinally oriented; humeral regions absent or not narrowly triangular........................ 4
4. Notogastral cristae very long, reaching the insertions of setae h 3; humeral regions with large tubercle-like processes; body size: 337–365 × 194–171................ T. algicola (Golosova & Karppinen, 1983) comb. nov. Distribution: Sakhalin Island.
- Notogastral cristae short, not reaching the insertions of setae h 3; humeral regions without processes; body size: 415–448 × 215–249........................................................ T. frigida sp. nov. Distribution: New Zealand.
5. Anterior of notogaster with one pair of medial tubercles...................................................... 6
- Anterior medial margin of notogaster without medial tubercles................................................. 7
6. Distal parts of costulae parallel; bothridial branches with cilia; body length: 490............................................................................................ T. traegardhi Hammer, 1968. Distribution: New Zealand.
- Distal parts of costulae curving medially; bothridial branches simple; body length: 340.......................................................................................... T. aokii Hammer, 1968. Distribution: New Zealand.
7. Bothridial setae with very short branches (obviously shorter than interlamellar setae); body length: 630............................................................................ T. dalenii Hammer, 1968. Distribution: New Zealand.
- Bothridial setae with distinctly long branches (similar to interlamellar setae in length).............................. 8
8. Distal parts of costulae parallel; lamellar setae distanced from distal parts of costulae; body length: 550......................................................................... T. forsslundi Hammer, 1968. Distribution: New Zealand.
- Distal parts of costulae curving medially; lamellar setae inserted nearly to distal parts of costulae; body length: 490–500....................................................... T. tarraswahlbergi Hammer, 1968. Distribution: New Zealand.
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Oppiidae
- Genus
- Tripiloppia
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Sarcoptiformes
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Taxon rank
- genus
References
- Balogh, J. (1982) New oppioid mites from Australia (Acari: Oribatei). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 28 (1 - 2), 3 - 14.
- Golosova, L. D. & Karppinen, E. (1983) Two new oribatid mites (Acarina, Oribatei) from the Far East. Annales Entomologici Fennici, 49, 87 - 88.
- Hammer, M. (1968) Investigations on the Oribatid fauna of New Zealand. Part III. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab Biologiske Skrifter, 16 (2), 1 - 96.