Leobodes Aoki, 1965

Ermilov, Sergey G. & Martens, Jochen, 2021, Contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Leobodes (Acari, Oribatida, Nippobodidae), Acarologia 61 (4), pp. 995-1014 : 996-997

Genus Leobodes Aoki, 1965

Type species: Leobodes mirabilis Aoki, 1965

Diagnosis — Adult. With character states of the Nippobodidae ( Chen and Wang 2007, partially; Norton and Behan-Pelletier 2007). Size: length of body about 500–850.

Integument – Surface smooth or with granulate microsculpturing, sometimes notogaster and anogenital region foveolate or rugose.

Prodorsum – Rostrum broadly rounded. Lateral carina well-developed. Lamella ridge-like. Prolamella and translamella absent or present, inconspicuous. Tutorium elongate plate-like, with triangular tip. Prodorsal hollow of prodorsum large, partially covered by prodorsal processes connected medially. Anterior parts of prodorsal processes often forming aperture which is fused with prodorsal hollow. Posterior parts of prodorsal processes with one pair of condyles. Rostral, lamellar and interlamellar setae comparatively long, setiform or thickened. Bothridial seta long, lanceolate. Bothridium cup-like. Exobothridial seta absent.

Notogaster – Anterior part of notogaster with two pairs of connected condyles (medial pair large, lateral pair small). Anterior margin inconspicuous, fused with prodorsal hollow, sometimes depressed or with unpair median tubercle. Ten or 13 (if da, dm, dp developed) pairs of setiform, thickened or phylliform notogastral setae present; seta c inserted on ventrobasal part of medial condyle.

Gnathosoma – Subcapitulum diarthric. Adoral seta and axillary saccule absent. Typical palp setation: 0-2-1-3-7(+ω). Solenidion bacilliform, pressed to the surface of tarsus.

Lateral podosomal and epimeral regions – Pedotectum I as a large lamina. Discidium present. Typical epimeral setal formula: 3-1-3-2.

Anogenital region – Four pairs of genital, one pair of aggenital, two pairs of anal, and three pairs of adanal setae. Adanal lyrifissure located close and lateral to anal aperture.

Legs – All legs monodactylous. Porose area present on all femora. Juvenile instars. Unknown.