JUVENILE INSTARS OF GALUMNA CURVIFAMULUS (ACARI, ORIBATIDA, GALUMNIDAE)

About authors:

Sergey G. Ermilov, e-mail

X-BIO Institute, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia

Hugo-Coetzee E.A., National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa; University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa


Alexander A. Khaustov,  e-mail

X-BIO Institute, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia

Theron P.D., North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

Annotation:

The morphology of juvenile instars of the oribatid mite Galumna curvifamulus Ermilov, Hugo-Coetzee, Khaustov et Theron, 2017 (Oribatida, Galumnidae) is described and illustrated, based on the material collected from the soil and litter near Potchefstroom (South Africa). The morphological differences of ontogenetic instars of this species from G. alata (Hermann, 1804), G. obvia (Berlese, 1914) and G. zachvatkini Grishina, 1982 are given.

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2017-25-2-87-95

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