Two new species of lohmanniid mites (Acari: Oribatei) from Kerala, India

M.T. Shiji; M.A. Haq; N. Ramani

doi:10.11158/saa.12.3.8

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M.T. Shiji,¹ M.A. Haq,¹ N. Ramani¹

¹Division of Acarology, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala. E-mail: ; mt_shj@yahoo.com drnramani@gmail.com

Abstract

Two new species of oribatid mites of the family Lohmanniidae viz. Annectacarus hammerae and Cryptacarus keralensis are described from Calicut University Campus, Kerala, India. The unique combination of features of A. hammerae which enable its demarcation from all known species include the roughened nature of median notogastral setae c₁, d₁ and e₁, and bilaterally barbed nature of prodorsal setae except seta le. Cryptacarus keralensis is distinguished from other known members of the genus by its weakly developed ano-adanal suture and epimeral setal formula of 6-4-4-4. A key to Cryptacarus is provided.

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M.T. Shiji, M.A. Haq, and N. Ramani "Two new species of lohmanniid mites (Acari: Oribatei) from Kerala, India," Systematic and Applied Acarology 12(3), 229-236, (1 December 2007). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.12.3.8

Accepted: 1 October 2007; Published: 1 December 2007

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