A new sexually dimorphic species of the genus Oribatella (Acari, Oribatida, Oribatellidae) from Russia

  • Sergey G. Ermilov Tyumen State University, Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Lenina str. 25, 625000 Tyumen, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0913-131X
  • Alexander A. Khaustov Tyumen State University, Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO) Lenina str. 25, 625000 Tyumen, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0306-112X
  • Omid Joharchi Tyumen State University, Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Lenina str. 25, 625000 Tyumen, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2741-4946
  • Ismail Döker Tyumen State University, Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Lenina str. 25, 625000 Tyumen, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1412-1554
  • Vladimir A. Khaustov Tyumen State University, Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Lenina str. 25, 625000 Tyumen, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-7213
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.68.1.73.2022
Keywords: oribatellid mites, taxonomy, morphology, sexual dimorphism, Altai

Abstract

A new oribatid mite species of the genus Oribatella (Oribatida, Oribatellidae)—Oribatella altaica Ermilov sp. n. – is described from soil-litter in Altai mountains, Russia; it is showing an interesting sexual dimorphism in the structure of the posterior part of notogaster (large unpaired concavity bearing a pair of porose areas A3 present in males versus concavity absent, A3 located openly on notogastral surface in females). In addition, data on the known sexually dimorphic Oribatella species are presented.

Author Biography

Ismail Döker, Tyumen State University, Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Lenina str. 25, 625000 Tyumen, Russia

Cukurova University, Agricultural Faculty, Department of Plant Protection, Acarology Lab, 01330 Adana, Turkey

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Published
2022-02-14
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ErmilovS. G., KhaustovA. A., JoharchiO., DökerI., & KhaustovV. A. (2022). A new sexually dimorphic species of the genus Oribatella (Acari, Oribatida, Oribatellidae) from Russia. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 68(1), 73-84. https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.68.1.73.2022
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Vol. 68 No. 1 (2022): Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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