The present study is based on ptyctimous mite materials collected from soil and litter in three forest localities in Nepal. A list of identified taxa, including 18 species from 12 genera and five families is provided; of these, two species (Oribotritia duotrisetosa, Plonaphacarus ishikawai) are recorded for the first time in the fauna of Nepal; two new species of Steganacaridae—Plonaphacarus othneios Niedbała sp. nov. and Hoplophthiracarus jochenmartensi Niedbała sp. nov.—are described. Oribotritia duotrisetosa sizes are given.
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19 January 2022
Additions to the ptyctimous mite fauna (Acarina, Oribatida) of Nepal, with description of two new species of the family Steganacaridae
Wojciech Niedbała,
Sergey G. Ermilov
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 27 • No. 3
March 2022
Vol. 27 • No. 3
March 2022
Himalaya
list of taxa
morphology
oribatid mites
taxonomy