Six new species of ptyctimous mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Madagascar
2016 - Volume: 56 Issue: 4 pages: 485-496
https://doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164134
Keywords
Oribatid
ptyctimous mites
Euphthiracaroidea
Phthiracaroidea
new species
taxonomy
morphology
Madagascar
Abstract
Six new species of ptyctimous oribatid mites from Madagascar are described and illustrated: Oribotritia perpusilla n. sp.. and Phthiracarus ranomafanensis n. sp. from Ranomafana National Park; Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) paranetron n. sp. and Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) parastenos n. sp. both from Montagne d’Ambre National Park; Phthiracarus paracrispus n. sp. from Ankarafantsika National Park; Notophthiracarus medius n. sp. from Andasibe – Mantadia National Park. A comparison with the most closely related species is also presented.
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