Tamdamaeus, Miko & Ermilov, 2017

Miko, Ladislav & Ermilov, Sergey G., 2017, Tamdamaeus staryi gen. nov., sp. nov. (Acari, Oribatida, Damaeidae) from Vietnam, with remarks on certain unusual diagnostic features, Zootaxa 4306 (3), pp. 370-382 : 371

Tamdamaeus gen. nov.

Diagnosis. Damaeidae with tibial solenidia without coupled seta d; prodorsum with tubercles of enantiophyses D, B and L; apophyses P present; without spinae adnatae on notogaster; with increased number of setae on leg femora III and IV (7-6-6-6).

Body large, dark, with long legs. Prodorsum with set of ridges and tecta, abruptly constricted rostral part, and interlamellar setae significantly shorter than sensilli. With parastigmatic tubercles Sa and Sp shaped differently and with broad set of ventral epimeral tubercles. Trochanters III and IV with large ventral tecta. Trochanteral setation: 1-1-2-1, genual setation: 4-4-4-4, tibial setation: 4-4-3(or 4)-4. Tarsi with three posterior accessory setae, v 2 ’ present.

Type species: Tamdamaeus staryi sp. nov.

Etymology. The name “ Tamdamaeus ” refers to the place of origin of the type species, the Tam Dao National Park of Northern Vietnam — TAM (from Tam Dao) and to the type genus of the family, namely Damaeus .