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Issue: Vol. 476 No. 1: 29 Mar. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-03-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.476.1.1
Page range: 1–11
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 4

Oribatid mites of the genera Belba and Belbodamaeus (Acari: Oribatida: Damaeidae) from Eastern Mongolia

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Mongolia
Acari Oribatida Damaeidae new species Mongolia

Abstract

Two new species of oribatid mites belonging to the family Damaeidae, Belba heterosetosa sp. nov. and Belbodamaeus rarituberculatus sp. nov. are described from the eastern part of Mongolia. In addition, two known species, Belba mongolica and B. crassisetosa, previously known from central part of the country are discussed.

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