An annotated checklist of oribatid mites collected from Costa Rica in 2012 is provided. We have registered 10 species in 8 genera and 6 families. Archegozetes magnus, Kokoppia euramosa, Neoamerioppia cocuyana, Xenillus venezuelanus, Lamellobates molecula, Trachyoribates glaber, Pergalumna silvatica are recorded for the first time from Costa Rica. Two species of the family Galumnidae, Pergalumna silvatica and P. sura, are redescribed, on the basis of Costa Rican specimens.
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27 June 2014
Contribution to the knowledge of Costa Rican oribatid mite fauna, with supplementary descriptions of Pergalumna silvatica and P. sura (Acari: Oribatida: Galumnidae)
Sergey G. Ermilov,
Olman Alavadaro-Rodríguez,
Axel. P. Retana-Salazar
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 19 • No. 2
June 2014
Vol. 19 • No. 2
June 2014
checklist
Costa Rica
fauna
Oribatida
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supplementary description