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22 July 2020 New findings of oribatid mites of the family Oppiidae (Acari: Oribatida) from Babeldaob Island of Palau
Badamdorj Bayartogtokh, Satoshi Shimano
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Abstract

We found four species of oribatid mites belonging to family Oppiidae from Babeldaob Island of Palau Republic, which is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean. Two new species, Anomaloppia babeldaobensissp. nov. and Oxyoppia palauensissp. nov. are described from litter and soil in a secondary forest of Palau, and supplementary descriptions of two hitherto known species, Arcoppia corniculifera (Mahunka 1978) and Arcoppia hammeraeRodríguez & Subías, 1984 are provided, which are reported for the first time from the Oceania region. Following the descriptions and comparisons, aspects of the taxonomy, distribution and habitat ecology of studied species are discussed.

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Badamdorj Bayartogtokh and Satoshi Shimano "New findings of oribatid mites of the family Oppiidae (Acari: Oribatida) from Babeldaob Island of Palau," Systematic and Applied Acarology 25(7), 1279-1298, (22 July 2020). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.25.7.9
Received: 18 February 2020; Accepted: 14 April 2020; Published: 22 July 2020
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distribution
habitat ecology
morphology
new species
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