Omanaxonopsis, Smit & Pesic, 2010

Smit, H. & Pesic, V., 2010, New Species Of Water Mites From Oman, With Some Zoogeographical Notes (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Acarologia 50 (2), pp. 151-195 : 186

Omanaxonopsis gen. nov.

Diagnosis — Characters of the Aturidae and the subfamily Axonopsinae . Dorsal and ventral shields anteriorly fused; dorsal shield with four pairs of glandularia and a pair of postocularia; no ridge on each side extending anteriorly from area of insertion of fourth coxae; lateral margins of ventral shield with an irregular truncate projection on each side located considerably posterior to the insertions of the fourth leg; one pair of glandularia lying between the genital field and insertions of the fourth legs; genital field with 5-6 pairs of acetabula, acetabular plates fused with the ventral shield; leg claws with dorsal and ventral clawlets.

Type species — Omanaxonopsis arabica n. sp.

Remarks — The new genus appears to be close to Axonopsis Piersig , but differs from it in the genital field with 5-6 pairs of acetabula, lateral margins of ventral shield with an irregular truncate projection on each side and leg claws with dorsal and ventral clawlets.