Joshuella elegantula sp. nov — new oribatid mite (Acariformes, Oribatida) from the Khabarovsk Region
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https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2022-14-2-231-235Keywords:
oribatid mites, Oribatida, Joshuella, new species, Khabarovskiy RegionAbstract
An illustrated description of a new for science species of Oribatida mites Joshuella elegantula sp. nov. from the north of Khabarovsk Region is provided. There are mites of medium size with a flat notogaster without molting skins, covered with a layer of cerotegument. The new species differs from the closely related species J. striata Wallwork, 1972 in the shape of trichobothria, the absence of distinct longitudinal ridges on the notogaster, the location of lirifissures im, the presence of five pairs of apical setae (J. striata has four pairs), and two pairs of adanal setae (J. striata has three pairs).
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