Hammerella (Hammerella)

Ermilov, Sergey G. & Kalúz, Stanislav, 2013, Three new species of Oppioidea (Acari: Oribatida) from India, Zootaxa 3670 (4), pp. 482-492 : 491

Key to known species of Hammerella (Hammerella)

1. Sensillar branches shorter than length of sensillar head; interlamellar seta longer than lamellar and rostral setae; body size: 322–352 × 190–205............................ H. (H.) pectinata ( Aoki, 1983) . Distribution: Palearctic region, Taiwan

- Some sensillar branches longer than length of sensillar head; interlamellar seta not longer than lamellar and rostral setae... 2

2. Rostrum with median indentation; notogastral seta c present; body size: 332–398 × 182–215.............................................................................................. H. (H.) excisa sp. nov. Distribution: India

- Rostrum tripartite (see page 36 in Hammer 1977) or rounded (see Fig. 26 in Hammer 1977); notogastral seta c represented alveolus; body size: not data................................. H. (H.) gracilis ( Hammer, 1977) . Distribution: Pakistan

Figures

FIGURES 25 – 28. Hammerella (H.) excisa sp. nov., adult: 25 — dorsal view (legs not shown); 26 — ventral view (gnathosoma and legs not shown); 27 — lateral view of prodorsum (gnathosoma, epimeral setae and legs not shown) and anterior part of notogaster; 28 — rostrum and rostral seta. Scale bars (25 – 27) 100 μm, (28) 10 μm. The following figures to same scale: 25 – 27.