Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Ethiopia, including a key to species of Pilobatella

Sergey G. Ermilov; Neville N. Winchester; Margaret M. Lowman; Alemayehu Wassie

doi:10.11158/saa.17.3.9

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Sergey G. Ermilov,^1,* Neville N. Winchester,² Margaret M. Lowman,³ Alemayehu Wassie⁴

¹1Phytosanitary Department, Nizhniy Novgorod Referral Center of the Federal Service for Veterinary an
²2Department of Geography, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3060, British Columbia Canada V8W 3R4 (e-
³3Nature Research Center, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, North Carolina State University,
⁴4Production Ecologist and Resource Conservationist, Gafat Endowment, BahirDar, Ethiopia (e-mail: ale

^*Corresponding author

Abstract

Two new oribatid mite species, Austrocarabodes (Uluguroides) kluttzi Ermilov, Winchester, Lowman & Wassie sp. nov. (Carabodidae) and Pilobatella lowmanae Ermilov, Winchester & Wassie sp. nov. (Haplozetidae), are described from Afro-montane forests in the northern highlands of Ethiopia. An identification key to all known species of Pilobatella is given. An annotated checklist of identified oribatid mite taxa sampled in this studyis presented. Fourteen species, six genera and three families are recorded for the first time from Ethiopia.

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Sergey G. Ermilov, Neville N. Winchester, Margaret M. Lowman, and Alemayehu Wassie "Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Ethiopia, including a key to species of Pilobatella," Systematic and Applied Acarology 17(3), 301-317, (31 August 2012). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.17.3.9

Accepted: 1 July 2012; Published: 31 August 2012

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