Gustavia aominensis Fujikawa, 2008

Lee, Sue Yeon, Yoo, Jung Sun & Kim, Seung Tae, 2017, A new record of Gustavia aominensis Fujikawa, 2008 (Oribatida: Gustaviidae) and its related species in Korea, Journal of Species Research 6, pp. 71-74 : 71-72

Gustavia aominensis Fujikawa, 2008

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Gustavia aominensis Fujikawa, 2008: 55 , figs. 22-23.

Material examined. Two mites marked on the slide. Cheongok mountain natural recreation forest, Bonghwa, Korea, 8. IV. 2014 .

Diagnosis. Body size: adult body length 482 μm and width 379 μm; body color yellowish brown.

Dorsal side: dorsal surface granulated; insertions of rostral setae (ro) sparsely barbed, forming U-shaped; lamellar setae (le) originating raised cuspis and spinose; cuspis without dent. translamella absent; interlamellar seta (in) sparsely barbed; Sensillus (ss) elongate lanceolate form, barbed in distal head; notogaster present seven pairs of alveoli and three pairs of notogastral setae; opisthonotal gland openings (gla) present.

Ventral side: genital and anal plates with large, being about one-half as long as the distance between genital and anal apertures; six pairs of genital, one pair of aggenital, two pairs of anal and three pairs of adanal setae present; all setae thin, smooth; setal formula of epimera 3-1-3-3, setae sparsely roughened.

Legs: all leg homotridactylous, median claw only slightly thicker than lateral claws.

Distribution. Korea (new record), Japan (as described in Subías, 2012).

Remarks. This species has lanceolate sensilla, protruding rostrum forming a U-shape, and lamellae without translamella.

Deposition. NIBRIV0000325963.

Identifiers. Jiwon Kim, Badamdorj Bayartogtokh and Chuleui Jung.