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26 July 2021 New faunistical and taxonomic data on ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of South Africa
Wojciech Niedbała, Elizabeth A. Hugo-Coetzee, Sergey G. Ermilov
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Abstract

The study is based on ptyctimous mites collected from Golden Gate Highlands National Park and Hogsback State Forest in South Africa. Eight new species from the genera Microtritia, Phthiracarus and Notophthiracarus are described; a list of other identified taxa, including five species from three genera and three families, is presented. Information on the distribution of Indotritia, Acrotritia, Microtritia, and Phthiracarus is presented.

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Wojciech Niedbała, Elizabeth A. Hugo-Coetzee, and Sergey G. Ermilov "New faunistical and taxonomic data on ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of South Africa," Systematic and Applied Acarology 26(7), 1327-1349, (26 July 2021). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.7.12
Received: 23 April 2021; Accepted: 20 May 2021; Published: 26 July 2021
KEYWORDS
Afrotropical Region
distribution
fauna
morphology
ptyctimous mites
taxonomy
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