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Taxonomy of European Damaeidae (Acari: Oribatida) I. Kunstidamaeus Miko, 2006, with comments on Damaeus sensu lato

European Commission, DG Environment, Avenue de Beaulieu 9, 1160 Auderghem, Brussels, Belgium
Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, CZ-128 44 Prague, Czech Republic Charles University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology and Environmental Education, M. D. Rettigové 4, CZ-116 39 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Acari type species redescription neotype taxonomy ontogeny chaetotaxy troglophilous species

Abstract

The diagnosis of the genus Kunstidamaeus Miko, 2006 is given and a new generic concept within Damaeus sensu lato is proposed. Epidamaeus, Kunstidamaeus and Spatiodamaeus are given generic status, whereas Adamaeus, Paradamaeus and the nominal subgenus Damaeus s. stricto are considered to be subgenera of the genus Damaeus. The type species K. lengersdorfi (Willmann, 1932) including the immature stases is redescribed and its geographic distribution and ecology is discussed. The neotype of K. lengersdorfi is designated. Together with the type species, the genus Kunstidamaeus includes seven known European species: K. tenuipes (Michael, 1885), K. tecticola (Michael, 1888), K. nivalis (Kulczynski, 1902), K. nidicola (Willmann, 1936), K. diversipilis (Willmann, 1951), K. granulatus (Willmann, 1951), and K. longisetosus (Willmann, 1953).

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