TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - New Mochlozetidae (Acari, Oribatida) from the Merida State, Western Venezuela
VL  - 64
IS  - 3
SP  - 976
EP  - 988
PY  - 2024
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Ermilov, Sergey G.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/00w4-a8ja
DO  - 10.24349/00w4-a8ja
DA  - 2024-09-10
ET  - 2024-09-10
KW  - mochlozetid mites
KW  - Dynatozetes
KW  - Uracrobates
KW  - taxonomy
KW  - morphology
KW  - identification key
KW  - habitat
KW  - Neotropical region
AB  - Two new species of Mochlozetidae (Oribatida)—Dynatozetes asetosus n. sp. and Uracrobates (Uracrobates) paramasneri n. sp.—are described, based on materials collected from sweep sample in cloud forest in Venezuela. Dynatozetes asetosus n. sp. differs from all representatives of the genus in the presence of the prolamella and the morphology of the bothridial seta; Uracrobates (Uracrobates) paramasneri n. sp. differs from all representatives of the genus by the morphology of the notogastral porose area Aa. The genus Uracrobates is recorded in the Venezuelan fauna for the first time. Identification keys, distribution and habitat to the known species of Dynatozetes and Uracrobates are provided. The generic diagnosis of Dynatozetes is partially revised.
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