Author(s): Pfingstl, T., Schäffer, S. & Krisper, G.
Title: Morphological analysis of the juvenile stages of Provertex kuehnelti Mihelcic (Acari: Oribatida, Scutoverticidae)
Year: 2009
Volume: 55
Pages: 365-379.
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Abstract: The knowledge of the juvenile stages of the genus Provertex Mihelcic, 1959 is very fragmentary; only one author gave a vague characterization of the developmental instars of two species – Provertex delamarei Travé, 1962 and P. mailloli Travé, 1964. This work provides a detailed description of the juveniles of Provertex kuehnelti Mihelcic, 1959 and shows that spinose and thickened notogastral setae are the only morphological features specific for the juveniles of this genus. Additionally a comparison with the larva and nymphs of two Scutovertex species confirms the systematic position of the genus Provertex within the family of Scutoverticidae.
Keywords: taxonomy, morphology, development, Scutovertex
Journal: Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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ISSN: 1217-8837
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Bakonyi, G., Mahunka, S., Báldi, A., Csuzdi, Cs. & Forró, L.