A new fossil species of oribatid mite, Ametroproctus valeriae sp nov (Acariformes, Oribatida, Ametroproctidae), from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just, Teruel Province, Spain

作者：Arillo Antonio^*; Subias Luis S; Shtanchaeva Umukusum

来源：Cretaceous Research, 2009, 30(2): 322-324.

DOI：10.1016/j.cretres.2008.07.013

• Mites
• Oribatida
• Ametroproctidae
• Lower cretaceous amber
• San just
• Spain

A new fossil species of oribatid mite, Ametroproctus valeriae sp. nov., belonging to the family Ametroproctidae is described. The new species is preserved in a piece of amber from the San just outcrop in Teruel Province, Spain, which is believed to be Albian in age. Comparison is made between the new species and extant species of the family.

• 出版日期2009-4