REDEFINITION OF ZACHVATKINIBATES (ACARI: MYCOBATIDAE), WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES AND IMMATURES OF Z. MARITIMUS SHALDYBINA 1973
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 120 (8-9) , 797-813
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent120797-8
Abstract
The oribatid mite genus Zachvatkinibates, found in both littoral and forest litter habitats in North America and the Soviet Union, is redefined. Its systematic relationship to other genera in the Mycobatidae is discussed. A new species, Z. tetrasklerosis, is proposed, and Z. maritimus Shaldybina, 1973, is redescribed. Immatures of both species are described; none was previously known for the genus. Sexual dimorphism is displayed in the notogastral porose areas of adults of Z. maritimus, but not of Z. tetrasklerosis.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- CERATOZETIDAE OF THE WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN ARCTICThe Canadian Entomologist, 1985