Species Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

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• Tegeocranus velatus Michael, A.D. 1880. A further contribution to the knowledge of British Oribatidae (Part II). Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, London 3: 177-201.

Introduction

This species is reported as cosmopolitan, but it is divided into a series of subspecies (listed by Subias 2011), which may prove to be separate species on closer examination. Its morphology and biology are very variable, which has led to an extensive synonymy (Colloff & Halliday 1998; Subias 2011).

General References

Adolphson, H. & Kinnear, A. 2008. Acari (mite) assemblages under plantations of bluegum, Eucalyptus globulus, in southwestern Australia. Pedobiologia 51: 427–437 (as Tectocepheus velatus)

Colloff, M.J. & Halliday, R.B. 1998. Oribatid Mites: A Catalogue of the Australian Genera and Species. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications. (as Tectocepheus velatus)

Lee, D.C. 1986. Taxonomy and Distribution of Sarcoptiform Mites (Cryptostigmata and Astigmata: Acari) in South Australian Soils. PhD Thesis, University of Queensland, Brisbane. 272 pp. (as Tectocepheus velatus)

Longstaff, B.C., Greenslade, P.J.M., Colloff, M., Reid, I., Hart, P. & Packer, I. 1999. Managing Soils in Agriculture. The Impact of Soil Tillage Practices on Soil Fauna. Canberra, Australia : Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Publication No 99/18. pp. 65. (as Tectocepheus velatus)

Subias, L.S February 2011. Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes: Oribatida) del mundo (excepto fósiles). Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain. http://www.ucm.es/info/zoo/Artropodos/Catalogo.pdf [date of access 1 October 2011] (as Tectocepheus velatus)

Subias, L.S. 2004. Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes, Oribatida) del mundo (1758-2002). Graellsia 60 (Supplement): 3–305 (as Tectocepheus velatus)

Weigmann, G. 2006. Hornmilben (Oribatida). Keltern : Goecke & Evers pp. 520. (as Tectocepheus velatus)

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