New species of oribatids from western Colorado (Acarina: Cryptostigmata, Suctobelbidae)

Authors

Harold G. Higgins, Biology Department, Granger High School, Granger, Utah
Tyler A. Woolley, Colorado State University, Fort Collins

Abstract

A new species of Suctobelba, S. tumulata, and a new genus and species, Parisuctobelba septenia, are described from collections of oribatids taken in coal strip-mining spoil banks near Hayden, Colorado. The new species are compared with members of the family from North America and Europe. The new genus is differentiated by a smooth, narrowed sensillum and seven pairs of genital setae. Taxonomic and ecological data are also discussed.

Recommended Citation

Higgins, Harold G. and Woolley, Tyler A. (1976) "New species of oribatids from western Colorado (Acarina: Cryptostigmata, Suctobelbidae)," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 36: No. 4, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol36/iss4/12