Two new species of oribatid mites of the genus Lasiobelba (Oribatida, Oppiidae), Lasiobelba (Lasiobelba) daamsae sp. n. and Lasiobelba (Antennoppia) nepalica sp. n., are described from eastern Nepal. Lasiobelba (L.) daamsae sp. n. is most similar to L. (L.) remota Aoki, 1959 and L. (L.) gibbosa (Mahunka, 1985), however, it differs from both by the anterior part of pedotecta I specifically curve...

Ali Dağı’ndan toplanan döküntü ve toprakta yaşayan oppiid akarlar taksonomik bakımdan değerlendirilmiş iki alt familyaya ait toplam beş takson tespit edilmiştir. Bunlar; Discoppia (Cylindroppia) cylindrica (Pérez-Íñigo, 1965), Rhinoppia (R.) obsoleta (Paoli, 1908), Microppia minus Berniniella (B.) bicarinata 1908) Oppiella (O.) nova (Oudemans, 1902)’dır. Tespit edilen taksonlar ışık mikroskobun...

A new genus is erected on the basis of 2 new species of Oppiidae, Tuparezetes christineae and Tuparezetes philodendrus. These mites were collected from the foliage of 2 different indigenous plant species in New Zealand. Both species appear to be well adapted for an arboreal existence in that they possess a deep wax layer on the notogaster and prodorsum. Some trophic and humidity relationships a...