中国奥甲螨属一新种(蜱螨亚纲:甲螨亚目:奥甲螨科)

A NEW SPECIES OF ORIBATID MITE OF THE GENUS OPPIA FROM CHINA (ACARI:ORIBATIDA:OPPIIDAE)

本文记述了采自吉林省白城草原的奥甲螨科Oppiidae 奥甲螨属Oppia一新种——白城奥甲螨Oppia baichengensis sp.nov.。对新种的形态特征进行了描述.并对新种与属内近似种作了比较鉴别。文内所用量度单位均为微米(μm)。

This paper describes a new species of the genus Oppia.Oppia baichengensis sp.nov. (Figs.1-3)Body length 262 (271) 278 μm,width 140 (152) 158 μm.The new species is closely related to O. alejnicovae Krivolutsky et Gatilova, 1974 from USSR. However, differs from the latter in the following featttres: 1. Setae ro longer than setae in; 2.Setae in smooth; 3.Setae ta shorter than setae ti obviously.It is also allied to O.golosovae Rjabinin,1987 from the far-east of the USSR, but differs from the latter in: smaller in size; setae ta only with hair soket.Holotype (Zh-310) : Baicheng Grasslands, Jilin Province (45°6′N, 122°8′E) 1990-Ⅷ-4.Paratypes 2, same data as holotype. All types are deposited in the Department of Biology, Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences.