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

• type species
• redescription
• neotype
• taxonomy
• ontogeny
• chaetotaxy
• troglophilous species
• Kunstidamaeus
• Acari
• mites
• biology
• Damaeidae