Leptogalumna 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 : 28

Genus Leptogalumna Balogh, 1960 (a)

Type species: Leptogalumna ciliata Balogh, 1960 (a), p. 32

Without sexual dimorphism in prodorsum and notogaster, notogaster rounded posteriorly in both genders. Body surface without strongly developed sculpture or ornamentation. Rostrum rounded. Lamellar lines absent, sublamellar lines present, long, thin curving backwards at ventral end. Bothridial setae setiform. Dorsosejugal suture present, postanal porose area absent. Notogastral setae represented by 10 pairs of short, setiform, thin setae, one pair on pteromorphs. Octotaxic system represented by porose areas, saccules absent, one pair of Aa. Median pore absent in females and 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 one or three claws. Leg setae not modified.

Statement of monophyly: Non-monophyletic, with the two known subgenera Leptogalumna (Leptogalumna) and Leptogalumna (Aegyptogalumna) forming independent monophyletic lineages

Distribution: Pantropical and Subtropical regions

Number of known taxa: two subgenera, four species