introduction of twelve species of brachypyline oribatid mites (acari: oribatida: brachypylina) new records for the fauna of iran

Report of thirteen species of macropyline oribatid mites (acari: oribatida), New fauna of iran

introduction to brachypyline oribatid mites (acari: sarcoptiformes: oribatida: brachypylina) from shendabad (east azerbaijan province, iran)

a faunestic survey of the euoribatid mites of shendabad region (east azerbaijan province, iran), was carried out during three different times of the year 2008 (mid-july, mid-august as well as mid-september). by use of the berlese funnel, the mites were extracted, cleared in nesbitt’s fluid following which microscopic slides were prepared. during the study, 31 species belonging to 21 genera, 13 ...

An annotated checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Iran.

Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) are one of the largest and dominating groups of soil inhabitants that play an important role in the formation and fertilization processes of the soils. In the present paper, a list of oribatid mites of Iran (excluding Astigmata) is present based mainly on the collected and identified species and on literature records since 1961. In total, 380 species belonging ...

New taxa and new records of oribatid mites of the family Galumnidae (Acari: Oribatida) from Ecuador.

The new genus Neoctenogalumna gen. nov. with Ctenogalumna moresonensis Engelbrecht, 1972 as a type species and the new subgenus Neoctenogalumna (Paractenogalumna) subgen. nov. with Neoctenogalumna (Paractenogalumna) longiciliata sp. nov. as a type species are proposed. Four new species Allogalumna ampla sp. nov., Galumna miniporosa sp. nov., Pergalumna ornamenta sp. nov. and Neoctenogalumna (Pa...

New species of oribatid mites of the genera Lepidozetes and Scutozetes (Acari, Oribatida, Tegoribatidae) from Nepal

Two new species of oribatid mites, Lepidozetes acutirostrum sp. n. and Scutozetes clavatosensillus sp. n., are described from Nepal. The genera Lepidozetes and Scutozetes are recorded for the first time for the Oriental region. The identification keys to the known species of these genera are provided.

New and little known species of oribatid mites of the family Haplozetidae (Acari, Oribatida) from Ecuador

We described two new species, Haplozetes paraminimicoma sp. n. and Protoribates ecuadoriensis sp. n. from Ecuador. Additionally, a detailed supplementary description of Trachyoribates (Rostrozetes) glaber (Beck, 1965) is given on the basis of Ecuadorian specimens, which was known previously only from Peru. An annotated checklist of all identified taxa of Haplozetidae from Ecuador is presented.