TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - Generic concepts in the Damaeidae (Acari, Oribatei). I. Three new taxa based on species of Nathan Banks VL - 20 IS - 4 SP - 603 EP - 621 PY - 1979 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Norton, R.A. UR - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=2922 DA - 1979-10-31 KW - Damaeidae KW - new taxa KW - Belba KW - Oribata AB - Species described bу Nathan Banks in the oribatid mite genera ВегЬа and Oribata аге discussed. ВеlЬа australis, В. floridana, В. minuta, Oribata consimilis, О . neosota and О . perolata аге not members of the Damaeidae. Oribata carolinensis is designated type-species of Dyobelba n. gen.; О. diversipes is а synonym. Protobelba n. subg. is proposed as а subgenus of ВегЬа, with О. callfornicus as type. Akrodamaeus n. subg. is proposed as а subgenus of Epidamaeus, with О . longiseta as type. Вегbа inaequipes is recombined to Epidamaeus (Аkrodamaeus) inaequipes. Oribata canadensis is recombined to Epidamaeus (Е.) canadensis. ER -