Weigmannia, Miko & Norton, 2010

Miko, L. & Norton, R. A., 2010, Weigmannia N. Gen. From Eastern North America, With Redescription Of The Type Species, Porobelba Parki Jacot, 1937 (Acari, Oribatida, Damaeidae), Acarologia 50 (3), pp. 343-356 : 344

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1051/acarologia/20101977

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4694020

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CE27096A-FFCA-FFF1-A767-74B05433F9C1

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Carolina

scientific name

Weigmannia
status

gen. nov.

Weigmannia n.gen.

Body size about 305-380 µm, yellowish brown, covered by thick layer of filamentous and granular cerotegument. Adult bears exuvial scalps. Prodorsum pentagonal or broadly triangular in dorsal view, laterally with well developed propodolateral apophysis (P). Bothridia comparatively large, funnel-like, positioned quite far from anterior border of notogaster, positioned well anteriad to tips of spinae adnatae. Body strongly narrowed in sejugal area, as seen in anterodorsal view. Notogaster with 11 pairs of setae, c-l-h series of similar shape and size, positioned in two longitudinal rows, subparallel or slightly converging posteriad. Setae ps 1 - 3 shorter, aligned along posterior border of notogaster. Spinae adnatae present. Without porose area in posterior part of notogaster. Setation of trochanters 1-1-2-1, femora 7-6-4-4, genua 4-4-3-3, tibiae 5-5-4-4. Tibiae II - IV always bearing seta d, coupled with solenidion. Solenidion φ of tibia IV relatively short, usually of similar size to coupled seta d or slightly longer.

Type species: Porobelba parki Jacot, 1937 .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Oribatida

SubOrder

Oribatida

Family

Damaeidae

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