Description of a new species of cave mite, Miracarus grootaerti, and comparisonwith M. abeloosi, Lions, 1978 (Acari, Oribatida)

Wauthy, Georges;Ducarme, Xavier
(2011) Zootaxa — n° 3111, p. 1-36 (2011)

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  • Wauthy, GeorgesInstitut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique,Bruxelles, Belgique
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  • Ducarme, XavierUCLouvain
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Miracarus grootaerti, new species, is described from a cave in South Belgium. It is compared with another species, M.abeloosi. Miracarus grootaerti shows the following unique or very uncommon apomorphic traits: (1) postero-lateral carinae kx on the prodorsum in contact with the pteromorphs; (2) an anterior shift of the sejugal stigmata; and (3) a rutellar microtube.
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Wauthy, G., & Ducarme, X. (2011). Description of a new species of cave mite, Miracarus grootaerti, and comparisonwith M. abeloosi, Lions, 1978 (Acari, Oribatida). Zootaxa, 3111, 1-36. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/158625 (Original work published 2011)