Two similar species of genus Metabelba Grandjean, 1936 (Acari, Oribatida, Damaeidae) from Crimea and Caucasus

Vasiliy B. Kolesnikov; Maka Murvanidze; Irina I. Marchenko

doi:10.11158/saa.28.2.15

22 February 2023 Two similar species of genus Metabelba Grandjean, 1936 (Acari, Oribatida, Damaeidae) from Crimea and Caucasus

Vasiliy B. Kolesnikov, Maka Murvanidze, Irina I. Marchenko

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Systematic and Applied Acarology, 28(2):343-355 (2023). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.28.2.15

Abstract

Metabelba (Pateribelba) flagelliseta Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1965 is redescribed based on the newly sampled material from Crimea and investigation of the specimens from the collection of Bulanova-Zachvatkina. Metabelba (Metabelba) pseudoflagelliseta Kolesnikov & Murvanidze sp. nov. is described from Caucasus, Georgia. Both species have similar morphology, characterized by flagellated notogastral setae and same set of tubercles, but differ by presence or absence of apophysis P and shape of the dorsal seta on femora III–IV. Considering the importance of these morphological characters we assign these species to different subgenera.

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Vasiliy B. Kolesnikov, Maka Murvanidze, and Irina I. Marchenko "Two similar species of genus Metabelba Grandjean, 1936 (Acari, Oribatida, Damaeidae) from Crimea and Caucasus," Systematic and Applied Acarology 28(2), 343-355, (22 February 2023). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.28.2.15

Received: 26 July 2022; Accepted: 11 January 2023; Published: 22 February 2023

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