TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - The genus Arthrodamaeus Grandjean (Acariformes, Oribatida, Gymnodamaeidae)
VL  - 38
IS  - 3
SP  - 297
EP  - 307
PY  - 1997
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Subias, L.S.
AU  - Arillo, A.
AU  - Subias, J.
UR  - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=267
DA  - 1997-12-15
KW  - Acari
KW  - Oribatida
KW  - Gymnodamaeidae
KW  - new species
KW  - identification key
KW  - West Mediterranean
KW  - Arthrodamaeus
AB  - A revision of the genus Arthrodamaeus Grandjean, 1954 is given, together with a discussion about the true identity of the type species, A. reticulatus Berlese, 1910. Five new species from the western Mediterranean region are described: A. mediterraneus sp. nov., A. rosarius sp. nov., A. bicristatus sp. nov., A. octosetosus sp. nov. and A. cereus sp. nov. The type species, A. reticulatus, is redescribed. An identification key for the seven known species is provided. Finally, some considerations about the distribution of the genus (basically Mediterranean) and its adaptations to thermic and xeric conditions are given.
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