A new species of Galumna (Neogalumna) (Acari, Oribatida, Galumnidae) from the Philippines

About authors:

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

Institute of Weed Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Food, and Museum of Natural History, the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Philippines

Acknowledgments:

We cordially thank J.C. Naredo and O.L. Eu­sebio for collecting materials used in this study. We would also like to express our gratitude to J. C. Na­redo for facilitating the transmittal of the speci­mens, along with other oribatids, to Russia. This research was partially supported by the cooperative agreement No. FEWZ-2021-0004 (the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education).

Annotation:

One new species of Galumna (Neogalumna) (Oribatida, Galumnidae)—Galumna (Neogalumna) eusebioi sp.n.—is described from the Mount Guiting-guiting Natural Park, Sibuyan Island, Philippines. This species differs from all other known species of the subgenus in the presence of two (vs. one) pairs of notogastral porose areas Aa.

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2022-30-1-9-12

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