Meriocepheus
|
publication ID |
ORI5666 |
|
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8A93F5C4-1ED6-4698-8284-1B31E250AF9D |
|
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5185742 |
|
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9942BDB0-5318-8A6A-BBA4-F7E2DA62B3FA |
|
treatment provided by |
Thomas |
|
scientific name |
Meriocepheus |
| status |
|
Meriocepheus View in CoL Aoki, 1973 (Figs 45-47)
Aoki, 1973: 94.
Prodorsum: Three pairs of large elevations present, one of them in interlamellar position. A deep triangulär concavity present basally. All prodorsal setae thin and simple. Sensillus short, clavate. Tutorium present.
Notogaster: Posteromedian part with a high elevation, anterior part excavate. Ten pairs of fine, short notogastral setae present, one pair arising on the humeral projection.
Coxisternal region: Third and fourth epimeres fused, all other well framed. Epimeral setal formula: 2 —1—3— 2.
Anogenital region: Strongly chitinized, some ridges also observable. Anogenital setal formula: 4 —1—2— 3. Setae ad3 in adanal position (!) Lyrifissure iad was not observable.
Type species: Meriocepheus peregrinus Aoki , 1973. Irimore I. (Japan).
Remarks: The description was based on the holotype only.
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
|
Kingdom |
|
|
Phylum |
|
|
Class |
|
|
Order |
|
|
SubOrder |
Oribatida |
|
Family |
|
|
SubFamily |
Yoshiobodinae |