A New Subspecies of the Genus Galumna Heyden 1826 (Acarina: Oribatida: Galumnidae) from Maharashtra, India

von Heyden (1826) established the genus Galumna with Notaspis alata Hermann, 1804 from Germanyas the type underthe family Galumnidae Jacot, 1925. The super family Galumnoidea Jacot, 1925 is one of the superfamilies under suborder Cryptostigmata of the order Acarina. These mites are commonly known as galumnid mites. The“characteristically-shaped” galumnid mites possess two wing-like “pteromorphae” at both sidesofnotogastergivingthema conspicuous look. Most of these mites are highly pigmented and heavily sclerotized.