In this study, the investigation on oribatid fauna of agricultural region is carried out for the first time in Yangchun City, Guangdong Province, southeast China. A list of identified taxa, including 19 species from 18 genera and 15 families, is presented. Of these, one species, Dolicheremaeus variolobatus Hammer, 1981, is recorded in China for the first time. 13 species are newly recorded in Guangdong Province. A new species, Unguizetes yangchunensis sp. nov., is described. In addition, an updated key to all known species of Unguizetes is provided.
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22 September 2023
First investigation on oribatid fauna (Acari, Oribatida) of Yangchun agricultural area in China, with description of a new species of the genus Unguizetes (Mochlozetidae)
Pengyue Qi,
Dong Liu
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Farmland
Guangdong Province
morphology
Oriental Region
soil mites
systematics
taxonomy