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Lohmannia similis Balogh, 1962

Distributed in littoral, arid and moist vegetation zones

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Sarcoptiformes

Suborder
Oribatida

Superfamily
Lohmannioidea

Family
Lohmanniidae

Genus
Lohmannia

Species
similis

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz, San Cristobál, Bartolomé, Rábida, Genovesa, Isabela, Fernandina

References

  • Schatz, H. (1998) Oribatid mites of the Galápagos Islands - faunistics, ecology and speciation. Experimental & Applied Acarology 22: 373-409.
  • Schatz, H. (1993) The Genus Lohmannia (Acari: Oribatida: Lohmanniidae) in the Galapagos Islands. Acarologia 34(1): 69-84.

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