A Revision of Oppiidae and Its Allies (Acarina: Oribatida) of Japan 1. Genus Lasiobelba

Abstract

The higher taxon where Oppiidae belongs to must be Trizetoidea instead of Oppioidea in the meaning of nomenclature. Authorship of Oppiidae is not Grandjean but Sellnick. The genus Lasiobelba was revised and the key to species was given. Two Japanese species, L. remota Aoki and L. insulata n. sp., were described. The genus Antennoppia was revived. A. capilligera (Berlese) was transferred from Lasiobelba. Oppia yodai africana D. Kok is a junior primary homonym of O. africana Evans. Damoeus Berlese is a junior objective synonym of Damaeus C. L. Koch.