First record of the subgenus Damaeus (Paradamaeus) Bulanova-Zachvatkina (Oribatida, Damaeidae) from China, with description of a new species

Lixia Xie; Yi Yan; Rong Huang; Maofa Yang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.160.2160

First record of the subgenus Damaeus (Paradamaeus) Bulanova-Zachvatkina (Oribatida, Damaeidae) from China, with description of a new species

Zookeys. 2011:(160):47-57. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.160.2160. Epub 2011 Dec 29.

Authors

Lixia Xie¹, Yi Yan, Rong Huang, Maofa Yang

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou, P. R. China, 550025.

Abstract

A new species Damaeus (Paradamaeus) yushuensissp. n. is described from Three Rivers' Headwaters National Natural Reserve, Qinghai province, China. This is the first record of this subgenus in China. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus.

Keywords: Damaeus; Oribatida; Paradamaeus; new record; new species.