Epidamaeus Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1957

Type species:

Oribata bituberculata Kulczynski, 1902 (Bulanova-Zachvatkina 1957a)

Diagnosis.

Body reddish brown, medium sized, light to dark. propodolateral apophyses P mostly absent, but rarely present; the formation of tubercles of Prodorsum varied: usually only Ba or Da present, 3 pairs of tubercles (Ba, Bp, Da) is rare present as Damaeus; La tubercle can also be present, but weak and indistinct in dorsal view, and never in combination with Ba (as in Kunstidamaeus); E2a and E2b missing, Va and Vp rarely present occasionally. SS usually bristle-shaped, in shorter than ss (to 3/4 as long), bristle-shaped, mostly thin. Spinae adnata (Sa) usually present (subgen. Epidamaeus) or absent (subgen. Akrodamaeus); The length of legs medium to long; Tibiae I-IV without setae d; Setal mostly formula of genua I-IV: 4-4-3-3, rarely 4-4-4-4; Associated setal (setae d) formula of genua I-IV: 1-1-1-0; Setal formula of trochanters I-IV: l-1-2-1; Additional ventral seta v2" on I and IV missing. 6 g, 1 ag, 2 on, 3 ad. (Weigmann 2006)

Distribution.

Palaearctic, Oriental, Nearctic, Neotropical and Australian regions.

Species of genus Epidamaeus from China

E. alticola Wang & Cui, 1996

Epidamaeus alticola Wang and Cui 1996a: 321; 1996b: 258.

Material examined.5♂♂, 4♀♀, China, Qinghai Prov., Xining City, Huzhu National Geological Park(36°57'11"N, 102°28'55"E), from litter under Pteridophytes, 2384 m a.s.l., 23 August 2009, coll. Lixia Xie (GUGC)

Distribution. China (Qinghai).

E. cincinnatusWang & Norton, 1993

Epidamaeus cincinnatus Wang and Norton 1993: 312; Wang et al. 2000: 323.

Material examined.11♂♂, 6♀♀, China, Hebei Prov., Chengde City, Mt. Wuling (40°36'50"N, 117°28'57"E), from litter under birch, 1362m a.s.l., 25 August 2010, coll. Lixia Xie (GUGC)

Distribution. China (Beijing).

E. elegantisWang & Norton, 1993

Epidamaeus elegantis Wang and Norton 1993: 316-318; Wang et al. 2000: 311.

Material examined.6♂♂, 3♀♀, China, Fujian Prov., Wuyishan City, Mt. Wuyi (27°45'19"N, 118°02'56"E), from litter under the chestnut trees, 278m a.s.l., 4 August 2008, coll. Zehong Meng (GUGC)

Distribution. China (Fujian, jiangxi).

E. grandjeani Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1957

Epidamaeus grandjeani Bulanova-Zachvatkina 1957b: 1794-1796; Wen 1990: 119; Wang et al. 2000: 256.

Distribution. China (Jilin), Russia (Tatarstan).

E. longispinosus Wang & Norton, 1993

Epidamaeus longispinosus Wang and Norton 1993: 314-316; Wang et al. 2000: 310-311.

Material examined.4♂♂, 5♀♀, China, Fujian Prov., Wuyishan City, Mt. Wuyi (27°45'24"N, 118°02'46"E), from litter of coniferous forest, 263m a.s.l., 5 August 2008, coll. Zaihua Yang (GUGC)

Distribution. China (Fujian, Jiangxi).

E. yunnanensisEnami, Aoki & Hu, 1994

Epidamaeus yunnanensis Enami et al. 1994: 43-46; Aoki et al. 2000: 6.

Material examined.2♂♂, 3♀♀, China, South of Guizhou Prov., Maolan National Nature Reserve (25°19'26"N, 107°55'59"E), from litter under Podocarpus, 819m a.s.l., 16 Sep. 2007, coll. Zaihua Yang (GUGC); 7♂♂, 6♀♀, China, Yunnan Prov., Dali City, Mt. Cang (25°38'38"N, 100°09'53"E), from litter under the pine, 1950m a.s.l., 18 December 2008, coll. Yi Yan (GUGC)

Distribution. China (Yunnan, Guizhou).

Key to species from China.