Metabelba (Neobelba) Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1967

Miko, Ladislav & Kolesnikov, Vasiliy B., 2014, Taxonomy of European Damaeidae (Acari: Oribatida) VII. Redescription of Neobelba pseudopapillipes Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1967 with comments on its generic status, Zootaxa 3796 (2), pp. 374-384 : 383

Metabelba (Neobelba) Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1967

With characters of Metabelba : medium sized damaeid mites with moniliform legs of moderate length; trochanteral formula: 1-1-4-3, femoral formula: 10-10-9-9, setal formula of tarsi (solenidia in parenthesis, famulus included): 20(2)-17(2)-17(0)-14(0); famulus emergent, setiform, normally developed.

From all other subgenera differs by presence of companion seta d on tibia IV, coupled with respective solenidion, thus tibial solenidia II–IV all with companion seta d and the setal formula of tibia is 4-5-5-5.

One pair of prodorsal tubercles (D a, D p) present, ventral side without tubercles. Sensillus and interlamellar seta with flagelliform tips. Adanal seta ad3 inserted quite far from anal opening, closer to lateral margin of anogenital plate.

Type species: Metabelba (Neobelba) pseudopapillipes ( Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1967)