Four new species of the genus Notophthiracarus, N. andasibensis sp. nov., N. pandanensis sp. nov., N. quasisomalicus sp. nov., and N. reticularis sp. nov. are described and figured from forest soils in various parts of Madagascar. A comparison of morphological similarities with the most related species of the subgenus Notophthiracarus is performed.
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1 March 2014
New Species of Notophthiracarus (Acari: Oribatida: Phthiracaroidea) from Madagascar
Wojciech Niedbała,
Josef Starý
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 64 • No. 1
March 2014
Vol. 64 • No. 1
March 2014
Madagascar
morphology
new species
Notophthiracarus
Oribatid
Phthiracaridae
ptyctimous mites