TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Ontogenetic instars of Ethiovertex africanus (Evans, 1953) (Acari, Oribatida, Scutoverticidae)
VL  - 64
IS  - 2
SP  - 525
EP  - 541
PY  - 2024
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Ermilov, Sergey G.
AU  - Rybalov, Leonid B.
AU  - Sharapov, Denis V.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/85g3-w1c8
DO  - 10.24349/85g3-w1c8
DA  - 2024-04-19
ET  - 2024-04-19
KW  - scutoverticid mites
KW  - juvenile morphology
KW  - ontogeny
KW  - Ethiopia
AB  - The oribatid mite species Ethiovertex africanus has been recorded for the first time in Ethiopia. A supplementary description of the adult is provided. A description of all juvenile instars is presented; it is the first record of juveniles within Ethiovertex. The larval and nymphal instars are characterized by gastronotum and epimeral and anogenital regions folded; short and spiniform lamellar, interlamellar, exobothridial, gastronotic, epimeral, and anogenital setae (some gastronotic and epimeral setae modified, cylindrical, with needleform apex); short bothridial seta having a globose head; and the absence of setae it’ and it” on leg tarsi I–III in tritonymph.
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