Published December 31, 2012 | Version v1
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Cultroribula

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Description

Key to the adults of Cultroribula in Mongolia

1 Legs tridactylous; lamellar cusp longer, but slightly narrower than basal part of lamella, with distal tooth................ 2

– Legs monodactylous; lamellar cusp shorter, but wider than basal part of lamella, without distal tooth.................................................................................................. C. berolina Weigmann, 2006

2 Genital plates with five or six pairs of setae; if lamellar cusp with distal teeth, then median tooth conspicuously developed.. 3

– Genital plates with four pairs of setae; lamellar cusp without inner tooth......................... C. rarisetosa sp. nov.

3 Interlamellar seta long, extending tip of lamellar cusp......................................................... 4

– Interlamellar seta short, not reaching base of lamellar cusp..................................................... 5

4 Tip of rostrum with large teeth deeply incised in-between; interlamellar seta barbed, reaching tip of rostrum; humeral process projected distally............................................................. C. taigagica Bayartogtokh, 2007

– Tip of rostrum with small teeth of similar size, without deep incision; interlamellar seta smooth, not reaching tip of rostrum; humeral process rounded........................................................... C. dentata Willmann, 1950

5 Sensillus fusiform, with very long setiform tip; rostrum with 15–17 teeth, among them three central teeth much larger than lat- eral teeth.............................................................................. C. altaica sp. nov.

– Sensillus clavate or fusiform, without long setiform tip; rostrum with 17 teeth, among them five central teeth much larger than lateral teeth.................................................................... C. vtorovi Krivolutsky, 1971

Notes

Published as part of Bayartogtokh, Badamdorj, 2012, The genus Cultroribula (Acari: Oribatida: Astegistidae) in Mongolia, with new findings from Altai Mountains and remarks on known species of the world, pp. 44-60 in Zootaxa 3302 on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.212417

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Biodiversity

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Sarcoptiformes
Family
Astegistidae
Genus
Cultroribula
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Weigmann, G. (2006) Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, Teil 76: Hornmilben (Oribatida). Goecke & Evers, Keltern, 520 pp.
  • Bayartogtokh, B. (2007) Oribatid mites of the family Astegistidae (Acari: Oribatida) in Mongolia. Zootaxa, 1472, 55 - 68.
  • Willmann, C. (1950) Milben aus Mineralquellen (2. Mitteilung). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 145, 186 - 195.
  • Krivolutsky, D. A. (1971) New species of Oribatei from eastern Kirgizia. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 50, 939 - 942. (in Russian)