Four new species of the genus Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracaridae) from litter and soil samples collected in Madagascar and East Tanzania are described. Two belong to the subgenus Euphthiracarus: Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) duplex sp. nov. and Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) netron sp. nov., and two to the subgenus Pocsia: Euphthiracarus (Pocsia) paraafricanus sp. nov. and Euphthiracarus (Pocsia) uluguruensis sp. nov. Detalied descriptions and figures are provided. A key to all species of the genus Euphthiracarus from the Afrotropical Region is presented.
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1 September 2014
New Species of Euphthiracarus Ewing, 1917 (Acari: Oribatida: Euphthiracaroidea) from the Afrotropical Region
Wojciech Niedbała,
Josef Starý
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 64 • No. 3
September 2014
Vol. 64 • No. 3
September 2014
Euphthiracaroidea
Euphthiracarus
Madagascar
new species
oribatid mites
Pocsia
Tanzania