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Ologamasus Berlese

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Description

Key to species of Ologamasus Berlese (females)

1 Ventrianal shield totally fused with dorsal shield, except for lateral area.................................................. 2

1´Ventrianal shield fused with dorsal shield only by a narrow area behind anus........................................... 5

2 Dorsal setae distally expanded.................................................................................................................... 3

2´Dorsal setae setiform...................................................................................... O. simplicior (Berlese, 1914)

3 Tectum with only one pointed prong; sternal shield with parallel, longitudinal striation............................ .......................................................................................................................... O. aberrans (Berlese, 1888)

3´Tectum with a central larger, and lateral, shorter, prongs; sternal shield reticulate.................................... 4

4 Seta Zv4 (seta ISv of Lee, 1970) present; setae s1 and s2 absent; tectum with 2 pairs of lateral prongs in addition to the central prong ...................................................................................... O. foliatus Karg, 1976

4´Seta Zv4 absent; setae s1 and s2 present; tectum with one pair of lateral prongs in addition to the central prong ............................................................................................................................... O. cananeiae sp. n.

5 Sternal shield with longitudinal striae ............................................................. O. membranosus Karg, 1976

5´Sternal shield without longitudinal striae................................................................................................... 6

6 Ventrianal shield reticulate ............................................................................. O. striolatosimilis Karg, 1976

6´Ventrianal shield smooth ................................................................................... O. striolatus (Berlese, 1916)

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Published as part of Moraes, De, 2007, A new species of Ologamasus (Acari: Ologamasidae) from Brazil, pp. 61-68 in Zootaxa 1462 on page 67, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176465

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Ologamasidae
Genus
Ologamasus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Mesostigmata
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Berlese
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Berlese, A. (1914) Acari Nuovi. Manipulus IX. Redia, 10, 113 - 150.
  • Berlese, A. (1888) Acari Austro-Americani quos collegit Aloysius Balzan. Bulletin Society Entomological, 20, 171 - 222.
  • Lee, D. C. (1970) The Rhodacaridae (Acari: Mesostigmata); classification, external morphology and distribution of general. Records of the South Australian Museum, 16 (3), 1 - 219.
  • Karg, W. (1976) Revision der Milbengattungen Ologamasus Berlese, 1888 und Heydeniella Richters, 1907 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 52 (2), 186 - 201.
  • Berlese, A. (1916) Centuria terza di Acari Nuovi - Prostigmata. Redia, 12, 289 - 338.