A new water mite species of the genus Teutonia Koenike, 1889 from Corsica, France, based on morphological data and DNA barcodes (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Teutoniidae)
2022/05/09 by Vladimir Pešić, Harry Smit · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Study of Mite Species #Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
paper · pdf · doi:10.24349/8n5y-mw7l
openalex publication_date 2022/05/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Abstract
We describe a new species, Teutonia corsicana sp. nov. from Corsica, France using morphological data and DNA barcodes. Morphologically the new species can be separated on the basis of the female pregenital sclerite partially covered by genital flaps, and in both sexes a broad-based, triangular ventral projection of P-2 and slender P-3 (L/H ratio 1.6-1.7). The average K2P-distance between DNA-barcode sequences of T. corsicana sp. nov. and widely distributed T. cometes (Koch, 1837) was estimated at 18.7±1.9 %. An updated key for the European species of Teutonia is provided.
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