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Three new species of oribatid mites of the genus Pergalumna (Acari: Oribatida: Galumnidae) from India

  • Sergey Ermilov EMAIL logo , Tapas Chatterjee , Mrinal Das and Sabitry Bordoloi
From the journal Biologia

Abstract

Three new oribatid mite species of the genus Pergalumna (Galumnidae) are described from growing mosses on rocks near a water stream in India. Pergalumna paraclericata sp. n. is very similar morphologically to Carinogalumna clericata (Berlese, 1914), however, it differs from the latter by the structure of lamellar lines and number of notogastral porose areas. Pergalumna minipora sp. n. is very similar morphologically to Pergalumna bifissurata Hammer, 1972, however, it differs from the latter by the body size and the presence of prodorsal ridges and a median pore. Pergalumna paracattienica sp. n. is very similar morphologically to Pergalumna cattienica Ermilov & Anichkin, 2011, however, it differs from the latter by the number of notogastral porose areas and the body integument on the ventral plate.

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Published Online: 2014-2-18
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