Heterogalumna Balogh, 1960

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 : 25

Genus Heterogalumna Balogh, 1960 (a)

Type species: Heterogalumna lineolata Balogh, 1960 (a), p. 20

Without sexual dimorphism in prodorsum and notogaster, notogaster rounded posteriorly in both genders. Body surface without strongly developed sculpture or ornamentation. Rostrum rounded. Lamellar and sublamellar lines present, long, thin, parallel, curving backwards at ventral end. Rostral setae medial to lamellar lines and distanced from them. Lamellar setae medial to lamellar lines. Bothridial setae clavate, fusiform, lanceolate or with dilated heads unilaterally. Dorsosejugal suture and postanal porose area present. Notogastral setae represented by 10 pairs of alveoli, one pair 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). Pteromorphs clearly bilobed. Without thorn-like structures behind pteromorphs, dark band anterior to genital aperture and anal and adanal neotrichy. Adanal lyrifissures distanced from anal aperture, oblique. Leg tarsi I–III with one claw, tarsi IV with three claws. Leg setae not modified.

Statement of monophyly: Monophyletic

Distribution: Ethiopian and Oriental regions

Known species: four species