Unduloribates from North America (Acari, Oribatida, Unduloribatidae)

We propose a new species of oribatid mite, Unduloribates dianae sp. nov., based on material collected from a variety of boreal habitats in the Canadian Provinces Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Québec, Alberta and British Columbia, and in New York State in the USA. This is the first species in this genus...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: BEHAN-PELLETIER, VALERIE M., WALTER, DAVID E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2009
Subjects:
Acari
Brachypylina
Phenopelopoidea
new species
immatures
Nearctic
boreal
Newfoundland
Mite
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.2294.1.4
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Summary:We propose a new species of oribatid mite, Unduloribates dianae sp. nov., based on material collected from a variety of boreal habitats in the Canadian Provinces Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Québec, Alberta and British Columbia, and in New York State in the USA. This is the first species in this genus from the Nearctic. Description is based on adults and all immature stages. We present an expanded generic diagnosis and a key to world species of Unduloribates, and argue for the retention of Unduloribatidae as a monogeneric family in Phenopelopoidea.

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