Edwardzetes

Dorsal (left) and ventral views of Edwardzetes elongatus, from Balogh & Balogh (1992 vol. 2).

Belongs within: Ceratozetoidea.

Edwardzetes is a genus of oribatid mites found in cooler regions of the world. They are divided between two subgenera, with six pairs of genital setae present in the type subgenus but only five pairs present in E. (Gamerozetes) brevitutorium (Balogh & Balogh 1992).

Characters (from Balogh & Balogh 1992): Prodorsum with well separated lamellae, without cuspis; translamella medially interrupted or absent. Notogaster with ten pairs of setae; four pairs of areae porosae; pteromorphae immovable. Six pairs of genital setae; one pair of aggenital setae; two pairs of anal setae; three pairs of adanal setae. Legs tridactyle.

<==Edwardzetes Berlese 1914 S04
    |--E. (Edwardzetes) S04
    |    |--*E. (E.) edwardsi (Nicolet 1855) [=Oribata edwardsi; incl. Notaspis edwards lapponicus Trägardh 1902] S04
    |    |--E. (E.) andicola Hammer 1958 S04
    |    |--E. (E.) armatus (Hammer 1958) [=Jugatala armata] S04
    |    |--E. (E.) australis Starý & Block 1995 S04
    |    |--E. (E.) dentifer Hammer 1962 S04
    |    |--E. (E.) elongatus Wallwork 1966 S04
    |    |--E. (E.) novazealandicus Hammer 1967 S04
    |    |--E. (E.) trilobus Mihelčič 1957 S04
    |    `--E. (E.) ubali Iturrondobeitia & Caballero 2000 S04
    `--E. (Gamerozetes Balogh & Balogh 1990) S04
         `--E. (*G.) brevitutorium (Covarrubias 1967) [=Magellozetes brevitutorium] S04

*Type species of generic name indicated

REFERENCES

Balogh, J., & P. Balogh. 1992. The Oribatid Mites Genera of the World vol. 1. Hungarian Natural History Museum: Budapest.

[S04] Subías, L. S. 2004. Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes, Oribatida) del mundo (1758–2002). Graellsia 60 (número extraordinario): 3–305.


Last updated: 15 December 2018.