Cohort Gamasina - Royal Alberta Museum

Almanac of Alberta Acari Part II Version 2.02 February 2012 draftSuperfamily Ameroidea Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1957Caleremaeidae Grandjean, 1965Veloppia Hammer, 1955Diagnostic characters: small oppioid-like mites with fluffy, granular cerotegument; genital andanal plates large, but separateAlso Known As:Type species: Veloppia pulchra Hammer, 1955World species:Comments:Canadian species listed on DOC (bold = AB): Veloppia kananaskis Norton, 1978 AB; V.pulchra Hammer, 1955 YT NF; Veloppia sp. YT NFVeloppia kananaskis Norton, 1978Also Known As:ABMI code: VELOKANDiagnostic characters: length 275; prodorsum foveolate, costular ridges running from tubercleA to le (37), in (~32), ex (~20) , ro (~35) curve mediad, bo smoothly spindle-shaped (~45),bothridium with posterior tubercle that fits between paired sejugal tubercles; notogastralcarinae run from outer tubercle laterad 7 pairs long (65-80) dorsal setae, lm set mediadothers, 3 pairs ps setae lateroposterial; donut-like cavity cng between c-la; 6 pairs longgenital setae, 1-4 aligned near anterior median margin of plate; epimere with a variety oftuberclesOverview: most specimens probably pass through the 300 μm gridBarcodes:ID Check: Determination by DEW.Similar taxa: Veloppia pulchra Hammer, 1955 (YT, NF); Veloppia sp. (YT, NF); Veloppianortoni Chen & Wang, 2002 (China)Collections: 2007: 1133DOC (5/2011): [+other] Distribution: ABImages:Ecology:Literature: Marshall et al. (1987); Norton (1979)Damaeolidae Grandjean, 1965Fosseremus Grandjean, 195422