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Issue: Vol. 1844 No. 1: 6 Aug. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-08-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1844.1.2
Page range: 25–36
Abstract views: 35
PDF downloaded: 1

Three new species of Austrocarabodes (Oribatida: Carabodidae) from South Africa

National Museum, PO Box 266, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa
Acari Carabodoidea taxonomy tegumental ornamentation notogastral seta leg setation

Abstract

Three new species of oribatid mites of the genus Austrocarabodes (Carabodidae), A. hendriksi sp. nov., A. vernoncrookensis sp. nov. and A. luciensis sp. nov. from various localities and biomes in South Africa are described. Comparisons are made between these new species and other known species.

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