Shtanchaeva U.A.1, Ermilov S.G.2, Subias L.S.1 2014. Supplementary description of Leptogalumna (Aegyptogalumna) mastigophora (Al-Assiuty, Abdel-Hamid, Seif et El-Deeb, 1985) comb. n. (Acari, Oribatida, Galumnidae) // Acarina. Vol.22. No.2: 71–75 [in English].

1 Complutense University, Madrid E-28040, Spain; e-mail: umukusum@mail.ru, subias@bio.ucm.es

2 Tyumen State University, Tyumen 625003, Russia; e-mail: ermilovacari@yandex.ru

ABSTRACT: The type species of the monotypic oribatid mite genus Aegyptogalumna Al-Assiuty, Abdel-Hamid, Seif et El-Deeb, 1985 (Galumnidae) is redescribed on the basis of specimens from Spain. We discuss the taxonomic status of the genus and propose to consider it a subgenus of Leptogalumna Balogh, 1960: Leptogalumna (Aegyptogalumna) stat. nov. Accordingly, the type species is recombined to Leptogalumna (Aegyptogalumna) mastigophora (Al-Assiuty, Abdel-Hamid, Seif et El-Deeb, 1985) comb. n.

KEY WORDS: oribatid mites, Galumnidae, Leptogalumna (Aegyptogalumna), taxonomic status, diagnosis, supplementary description.

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