Vaghia Oudemans, 1919

Ermilov, Sergey G. & Klimov, Pavel B., 2017, Generic revision of the large-winged mite superfamilY Galumnoidea (Acari, Oribatida) of the world, Zootaxa 4357 (1), pp. 1-72 : 38-39

Genus Vaghia Oudemans, 1919

Type species: Oribates (Stictozetes) stupendus Berlese, 1916 (b), p. 305

Sexual dimorphism in morphology of prodorsum and notogaster absent; notogaster rounded posteriorly. Body surface without strongly developed sculpture or ornamentation. Rostrum rounded or pointed. Lamellar and sublamellar lines present, long, thin, curving backwards at ventral end, or lines slightly divergent, and lamellar lines directed to lateral parts of prodorsum. Rostral setae medial to lamellar lines and distanced from them. Lamellar setae lateral to lamellar lines. Bothridial setae clavate, fusiform, lanceolate. Dorsosejugal suture and postanal porose area present. Notogastral setae represented by 14 or 15 pairs of alveoli, two pairs on pteromorphs. Octotaxic system represented by porose areas, saccules absent, one pair of Aa. Median pore absent or present in females and males, undivided or subdivided (several parts in posteromedial part of notogaster in females and numerous parts in anterior part of notogaster in males). Pteromorphs clearly bilobed. Without thorn-like structures behind pteromorphs, dark band anterior to genital aperture and anal and adanal neotrichy. Adanal lyrifissures located close and lateral to anal aperture. Leg tarsi with three claws. Leg setae not modified.

Statement of monophyly: Non-monophylet8ic—see Note 4.3 in Taxonomic notes section Distribution: Palaearctic, Oriental and Neotropical regions Known species: five species