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 ...

Two new species of oribatid mites belonging to the family Damaeidae, Belba heterosetosa sp. nov. and Belbodamaeus rarituberculatus sp. nov. are described from the eastern part of Mongolia. In addition, two known species, Belba mongolica and B. crassisetosa, previously known from central part of the country are discussed.

Epidamaeus hexatuberculatus sp. n. (Oribatida: Damaeidae) is described from Russia. The new species similar to E. nortoni Bayartogtokh, 2004 and tritylos Behan-Pelletier et Norton, 1983 but differs both by the absence of enantiophyses E2 V, presence mediosejugal enantiophysis, narrowly phylliform interlamellar seta tubercle-like, rounded distally discidium, localization prodorsobasal tubercle Da.

A list of oribatid mite taxa from six localities of Bi Dup-Nui Ba National Park (southern Vietnam) is provided. It includes 89 species/subspecies, 68 genera, and 40 families, of these 23 species, two subgenera, 15 genera and seven families are recorded for the first time in Vietnam. Three species (Elaphoppia quadripilosa, Exoribatula cf. longior, Allogalumna (Allogalumna) rotundiceps), one subg...

during 1999-2002, in the course of a faunistic survey of oribatid mites of iran, twelve species of higher or brachypyline oribatid mites (brachypylina) belonging to eleven gen-era and seven families from various localities of iran were collected: aleurodamaeus* se-tosus (aleurodamaeidae*); licnobelba* alestensis (licnobelbidae*); licnodamaeus fissu-ratus, l. pulcherrimus (licnodamaeidae); damae...