Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from Colombia, with description of a new species and some remarks on the validity of Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) andrei (Balogh, 1958)

Dong Liu; Barry M. Oconnor

doi:10.11158/saa.20.1.7

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5 January 2015 Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from Colombia, with description of a new species and some remarks on the validity of Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) andrei (Balogh, 1958)

Dong Liu, Barry M. Oconnor

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Systematic and Applied Acarology, 20(1):61-70 (2015). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.20.1.7

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The ptyctimous mites (Oribatida) were represented in Colombia by only 11 known species prior to this work. In this paper, 16 ptyctimous mites species from seven genera and four families are identified, including one newly recorded family (Mesoplophoridae) from Colombia, four newly recorded genera, 13 newly recorded species, and one new species, Notophthiracarus colombianus sp. nov.. Detailed description and illustration of the new species are given, and Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) andrei (Balogh, 1958) is redescribed and treated as a valid species.

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Dong Liu and Barry M. Oconnor "Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from Colombia, with description of a new species and some remarks on the validity of Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) andrei (Balogh, 1958)," Systematic and Applied Acarology 20(1), 61-70, (5 January 2015). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.20.1.7

Received: 11 July 2014; Accepted: 1 October 2014; Published: 5 January 2015

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