Contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite family Nesozetidae (Acari, Oribatida)
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2017Author
Ermilov, Sergey G.
Theron, Pieter D.
Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A.
Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M.
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A new oribatid mite species of the genus Nesozetes (Oribatida, Nesozetidae) is described from moss (Sphagnum sp.) on the seepage area below a permanent spring in South Africa. Nesozetes membranus sp. nov. differs from its only congener, Nesozetes rostropterus, described from Fiji, by the presence of a second pair of membranes located in the podosomal region, setiform bothridial setae and striate subcapitular mentum. A revised diagnosis of Nesozetidae, discussion on its taxonomic status, and information on distribution and ecology of Nesozetes species are given
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http://hdl.handle.net/10394/26344http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4358.2.5
http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4358.2.5