Tripiloppia

• Main Authors: Ermilov, Sergey G., Minor, Maria A.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Sarcoptiformes; Oppiidae; Tripiloppia; New Zealand; Sakhalin
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6096886; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6096886

Key to known species Tripiloppia 1. Rostrum truncated, slightly wavy; body size: 337–365 × 194 – 171. T. subiasi Balogh, 1982. Distribution: Australia. - Rostrum distinctly tripartite. 2 2. Five pairs of genital setae; bothridial setae with well-developed lanceolate head and short cilia. 3 - Four pairs of genital setae; bothridial setae pectinate. 5 3. Costulae short, diagonally oriented; humeral regions with narrowly triangular processes; body size: 332–348 × 166–174. T. alpina sp. nov. Distribution: New Zealand. - Costulae elongated, longitudinally oriented; humeral regions absent or not narrowly triangular. 4 4. Notogastral cristae very long, reaching the insertions of setae h 3; humeral regions with large tubercle-like processes; body size: 337–365 × 194 – 171. T. algicola (Golosova & Karppinen, 1983) comb. nov. Distribution: Sakhalin Island. - Notogastral cristae short, not reaching the insertions of setae h 3; humeral regions without processes; body size: 415–448 × 215–249. T. frigida sp. nov. Distribution: New Zealand. 5. Anterior of notogaster with one pair of medial tubercles. 6 - Anterior medial margin of notogaster without medial tubercles. 7 6. Distal parts of costulae parallel; bothridial branches with cilia; body length: 490. T. traegardhi Hammer, 1968. Distribution: New Zealand. - Distal parts of costulae curving medially; bothridial branches simple; body length: 340. T. aokii Hammer, 1968. Distribution: New Zealand. 7. Bothridial setae with very short branches (obviously shorter than interlamellar setae); body length: 630. T. dalenii Hammer, 1968. Distribution: New Zealand. - Bothridial setae with distinctly long branches (similar to interlamellar setae in length). 8 8. Distal parts of costulae parallel; lamellar setae distanced from distal parts of costulae; body length: 550. T. forsslundi Hammer, 1968. Distribution: New Zealand. - Distal parts of costulae curving medially; lamellar setae inserted nearly to distal parts of costulae; body length: 490–500. T. tarraswahlbergi Hammer, 1968. ...