Two new species of oripodoid mites (Oribatida, Oripodoidea) are described from litter in Sri Lanka. Oripoda parajosephineaesp. nov. (Oripodidae) differs from Oripoda josephineaeCorpuz-Raros, 2010 by the presence of elongate phylliform interlamellar setae having setiform apex, and the absence of foveolate rostrum. Protoribates lankaensissp. nov. differs from Protoribates tetrasetosusErmilov, 2016 by smaller body size, and the presence of ciliate bothridial setae, short lamellar setae and having five pairs of genital setae.
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19 April 2019
New Oripodoidea (Acari, Oribatida) from Sri Lanka
Sergey G. Ermilov,
Alexander A. Khaustov,
Omid Joharchi
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 24 • No. 4
April 2019
Vol. 24 • No. 4
April 2019
morphology
oribatid mites
Oriental Region
Oripoda
Protoribates
systematics