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Description of a new species of cave mite, Miracarus grootaerti, and comparisonwith M. abeloosi, Lions, 1978 (Acari, Oribatida)

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Wauthy, Georges [Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique,Bruxelles, Belgique] Ducarme, Xavier [UCL]

Miracarus grootaerti, new species, is described from a cave in South Belgium. It is compared with another species, M.abeloosi. Miracarus grootaerti shows the following unique or very uncommon apomorphic traits: (1) postero-lateral carinae kx on the prodorsum in contact with the pteromorphs; (2) an anterior shift of the sejugal stigmata; and (3) a rutellar microtube.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2011
Language Anglais
Journal information "Zootaxa" - , no. 3111, p. 1-36 (2011)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Magnolia Press ((New Zealand) Auckland)
issn 1175-5326
e-issn 1175-5334
Publication status Publié
Affiliations Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique,Bruxelles, Belgique - Département d’Entomologie
UCL - SST/ELI/ELIB - Biodiversity
Keywords 3123
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Bibliographic reference Wauthy, Georges ; Ducarme, Xavier. Description of a new species of cave mite, Miracarus grootaerti, and comparisonwith M. abeloosi, Lions, 1978 (Acari, Oribatida). In: Zootaxa, , no. 3111, p. 1-36 (2011)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/104284