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Issue: Vol. 5620 No. 4: 11 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5620.4.3
Page range: 557-574
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New species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of the genera Ommatocepheus (Cepheusidae) and Eremella (Eremellidae) from Mexico

Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México, México
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Laboratorio de Ecología y Sistemática de Microartrópodos, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, México
Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México, México
Acari bark Abies religiosa Tlaloc mountain taxonomy

Abstract

Two new species of oribatid mites are described: Ommatocepheus quetzalli Revelo & Martínez sp. nov. and Eremella (Licnocepheus) cochlearia Revelo & Martínez sp. nov., both collected from bark of Abies religiosa in Monte Tlaloc, Mexico. The genus Ommatocepheus is reported for the first time in Mexico and the Neotropical region. Ommatocepheus quetzalli sp. nov. is distinguished from close related species by the size of adanal setae, shape and size of the interlamellar setae, and the thickness of the lamellar protrusions. A brief description of the tritonymph and dichotomous keys are provided for all species of the genus Ommatocepheus. Eremella (Licnocepheus) cochlearia sp. nov. differs from E. (Licnocepheus) matildebellae Mahunka & Palacios Vargas, 1995, by its cymbiform notogastral, lamellar, and interlamellar setae, short and globose bothridial seta, and smooth ventral tegument.

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How to Cite

Tobar, H.R., Martínez, P.A., Palacios-Vargas, J.G. & Otero-Colina, G. (2025) New species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of the genera Ommatocepheus (Cepheusidae) and Eremella (Eremellidae) from Mexico. Zootaxa, 5620 (4), 557–574. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.4.3