A new species of oribatid mite from Kazakhstan, belonging to the genus DyobelbaNorton, 1978 (Oribatida, Damaeidae), is described based on adult and tritonymphal instar. Dyobelba veraesp. nov. can be distinguished from the other species of Dyobelba its the thick notogastral setae, the presence prodorsal tubercles Ba and ventrosejugal tubercles V, absence of Bp, Da, Dp and apophysis P, the short, broadly rounded parastigmatic tubercles, and its short legs with heavily and coarsely barbed leg setae. The structural features of Dyobelba tritonymphs are discussed.
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10 January 2020
A new species of Dyobelba (Acari: Oribatida: Damaeidae) from Kazakhstan
Vasiliy B. Kolesnikov
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Central Asia
damaeid mites
Kazakhstan
morphology
new species
systematics
tritonymph