TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Redescription of Cosmochthonius foliatus Subias, 1982 and supplements to the descriptions of C. reticulatus Grandjean, 1947 and C. lanatus (Michael, 1885) (acari: Oribatida: Cosmochthoniidae)
VL  - 45
IS  - 4
SP  - 349
EP  - 362
PY  - 2005
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Penttinen, R.
AU  - Gordeeva, E.
UR  - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=1893
DA  - 2006-05-15
KW  - Cosmochthonius
KW  - Cosmochthoniidae
KW  - taxonomy
KW  - synonymy
KW  - mediterranean region
KW  - cerotegument
KW  - integument
AB  - The species Cosmochthonius foliatus Subias,1982 is redescribed. The transverse ridge with cerotegumental collar is proposed as the most noticeable diagnostic feature of C. foliatus. The structure of the integument of the species is illustrated with Scanning Electron Micrography (SEM).The descriptions of C reticulatus Grandjean,1947 and C. lanatus (Michael, 1885) are complemented by data based on SEM analysis. Two species are synonymised; C. trivialis Sergienko, 1991 is confirmed as the junior synonym of C. reticulatus, and C. novus Sergienko, 1991 is considered a junior synonym of C. lanatus.
ER -