Galumnella Berlese 1916
Creators: name: Ermilov, Sergey G.
name: Khaustov, Alexander A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Galumnellidae
Galumnella

description: Key to known species of Galumnella in the Ethiopian region
1. Epimeral neotrichy present.............................................................................. 2
- Epimeral neotrichy absent............................................................................... 3
2. Legs monodactylous; bothridial setae with unilaterally, dilated head; body size: 533–582 × 369–418...................................................................... Galumnella neotricha (Mahunka, 1986). Distribution: Tanzania.
- Legs tridactylous; bothridial setae setiform; body size: 463–479 × 354–375........................................................................... Galumnella hauseri (Mahunka, 1992) (see Mahunka 1992 a). Distribution: Senegal.
3. Bothridial setae with unilaterally, dilated head............................................................... 4
- Bothridial setae setiform................................................................................ 6
4. Notogaster and anogenital region with reticulate pattern; body size: 249–282 × 182–215................................................................................... Galumnella paraokinawana sp. nov. Distribution: Tanzania.
- Notogaster and anogenital region without reticulate pattern.................................................... 5
5. Rostrum rounded; head of bothridial setae with long, pointed apex; body size: 310 × 220............................................................. Galumnella paradoxa Berlese, 1916 (see also Mahunka 1992 b). Distribution: Somalia.
- Rostrum pointed; head of bothridial setae without long, pointed apex; body size: 315–328 × 225–246...................................................... Galumnella baleensis Ermilov, Sidorchuk & Rybalov, 2010. Distribution: Ethiopia.
6. Notogaster with reticulate pattern......................................................................... 7
- Notogaster without reticulate pattern..................................................................... 10
7. Bothridial setae barbed only in distal part; body size: 320–356 × 232–260........................................................................... Galumnella tanzanica Mahunka, 1984 (see Mahunka 1984 a). Distribution: Tanzania.
- Bothridial setae barbed completely except basal part.......................................................... 8
8. Pteromorphs only with small foveoles; body size: 240–260 × 206–210................................................................................ Galumnella punctipennis Balogh, 1960 (see Balogh 1960 a). Distribution: Congo.
- Pteromorphs with large and small foveoles................................................................. 9
9. Prodorsum sparsely foveolate; body size: 242 × 210.................................................................................................. Galumnella rugosula Balogh, 1960 (see Balogh 1960 a). Distribution: Congo.
- Prodorsum densely foveolate; body size: 344 × 277................................................................................................ Galumnella rugosa Balogh, 1960 (see Balogh 1960 a). Distribution: Congo, Iran.
10. Prodorsum and notogaster sparsely foveolate; body size: 380 × 290.......................................................................... Galumnella pauliani Balogh, 1960 (see Balogh 1960 b). Distribution: Madagascar, Vietnam.
- Prodorsum and notogaster densely foveolate............................................................... 11
11. Pteromorphs and notogaster only with small foveoles; body size: 354 × 275........................................................................................ Galumnella pilosa Engelbrecht, 1972. Distribution: South Africa.
- Pteromorphs and notogaster with large and small foveoles.................................................... 12
12. Prodorsum only with small foveoles; body size: 413–417 × 312–334........................................................................... Galumnella areolata Balogh, 1960 (see Balogh 1960 a). Distribution: Angola, Zimbabwe.
- Prodorsum with large and small foveoles.................................................................. 13
13. Anogenital region rugose; body size: 374–390 × 314–336......................................................................................... Galumnella apiculata Mahunka, 1992 (see Mahunka 1992 a). Distribution: Senegal.
- Anogenital region not rugose; body size: 406–436 × 367–387........................................................................ Galumnella subareolata Mahunka, 1969 (also see Mahunka 1992 a). Distribution: Ethiopian region.
description: Published as part of Ermilov, Sergey G. & Khaustov, Alexander A., 2019, New Galumnoidea (Acari, Oribatida) from Tanzania, pp. 531-547 in Zootaxa 4545 (4) on pages 545-546, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/2618303