Taxonomy of European Damaeidae (Acari: Oribatida) I. Kunstidamaeus Miko, 2006, with comments on Damaeus sensu lato

Abstract

The diagnosis of the genus Kunstidamaeus Miko, 2006 is given and a new generic concept within Damaeus sensu lato is proposed. The type species K. lengersdorfi (Willmann, 1932) including the immature stases is redescribed.

Keywords

• taxonomy
• genus Kunstidamaeus Miko
• Damaeus sensu lato