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Issue: Vol. 1175 No. 1: 19 Apr. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-04-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1175.1.5
Page range: 55–68
Abstract views: 50
PDF downloaded: 2

New species of palaearctic Oribotritiidae (Acari, Oribatida)

Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznañ
Acari new species oribatid mites Oribotritiidae Palaearctic

Abstract

Seven new Palaearctic species of the oribatid mite family Oribotritiidae are described: Oribotritia baikalica sp. nov. from Russia, O. shikoku sp. nov. from Japan, O. schusteri sp. nov. and O. turcica sp. nov. from Turkey, O. tashkentae sp. nov. from Uzbekistan, Maerkelotritia kirghizica sp. nov. from Kyrgizstan and Indotritia tricarinata sp. nov. from Slovenia.

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