[Notulae Oribatologicae. 21: Carabodes apuanicus, a new species in the Apuan Alps (Acarida, Oribatida) [Italy]]
1979
Bernini, F. (Siena Univ. (Italy). Istituto di Zoologia)
English. The author describes a new species belonging to the genus Carabodes, C. apuanicus, collected on the Apuan Alps; this entity is similar to C. femoralis (Nicolet) and to the related species C. rugosior Berlses because of the longitudinal ridges characterizing the notogastral microsculpture. The differentiating characters of the new species, in the author's opinion, are (1) the morphology of the sensillus, (2) the presence of long, strong, simple notogastral and prodorsal setae, (3) numerous, narrow notogastral ridges not ramified nor composed of tubercles, (4) the whole body surface covered by a microgranulation. Finally, the author gives the identification key of the species of the 'femoralis' group with the aim of differentiating these taxa.
Show more [+] Less [-]Italian. L'A. descrive una nuova specie, raccolta sulle Alpi Apuane, C. apuanicus, affine alle specie del gruppo 'femoralis' caratterizzate da scultura dorsale a creste longitudinali, de peli notogastrali semplici e da peli genitali e aggenitali corti e sottili. Alla fine l'A. formula una chiave dicotomica delle specie del gruppo 'femoralis'
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