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Indogalumna Balakrishnan 1985

Description

Genus Indogalumna Balakrishnan, 1985

Type species: Indogalumna microsulcata Balakrishnan, 1985, p. 155

Without sexual dimorphism in prodorsum and notogaster, notogaster rounded posteriorly in both genders. Body surface foveolate, notogaster usually striate. Rostrum rounded. Lamellar and sublamellar lines present, long, thin, parallel, curving backwards at ventral end. Rostral setae medial to lamellar lines, distanced from them. Lamellar setae lateral to lamellar lines. Bothridial setae setiform. Dorsosejugal suture and postanal porose area present. Notogastral setae represented by 10 pairs of alveoli, one pair on pteromorphs. Notogaster with porose areas, saccules absent, one pair of Aa. Median pore absent in females and males. Pteromorphs clearly bilobed. Without thorn-like structures behind pteromorphs, dark band anterior to genital aperture and anal and adanal neotrichy. Adanal lyrifissures distanced from anal aperture, oblique. Leg tarsi with three claws. Leg setae not modified.

Statement of monophyly: Monophyletic—see Note 4.1 in Taxonomic notes section

Distribution: Oriental region

Known species: three species—see Note 5.4 in Taxonomic notes section

Notes

Published as part of Ermilov, Sergey G. & Klimov, Pavel B., 2017, Generic revision of the large-winged mite superfamilY Galumnoidea (Acari, Oribatida) of the world, pp. 1-72 in Zootaxa 4357 (1) on pages 25-26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4357.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1066658

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Galumnidae
Genus
Indogalumna
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Sarcoptiformes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Balakrishnan
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Indogalumna Balakrishnan, 1985 sec. Ermilov & Klimov, 2017

References

  • Balakrishnan, M. M. (1985) A new genus of Galumnidae (Acari: Oribatei) from India. Oriental Insects, 19, 155 - 161. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.1985.10433709