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30 June 2015 Two new species of Scheloribatidae (Acari, Oribatida) from Costa Rica
Sergey G. Ermilov, Olman Alvarado-Rodríguez, Andrei V. Tolstikov, Axel P. Retana-Salazar
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Abstract

Two new species of oribatid mites of the family Scheloribatidae, Scheloribates costaricensis sp. nov. and Perscheloribates paraluminosus sp. nov., are described from leaf litter of secondary forest in Costa Rica. Scheloribates costaricensis sp. nov. is most similar morphologically to Scheloribates brasilosphericus Badejo, Woas & Beck, 2002, however, it differs from the latter by morphology of bothridial and adoral setae, length of prodorsal setae, body surface, structure of antero-ventral part of leg femora, and the presence of large tubercle on posterior margin of notogaster and well visible dorsal notogastral setae. Perscheloribates paraluminosus sp. nov. is most similar morphologically to Perscheloribates luminosus (Hammer, 1961), however, it differs from the latter by body length and color, structure of rostrum, length of rudimentary parts of translamellar line, and the presence of two longitudinal furrows in anogenital region.

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Sergey G. Ermilov, Olman Alvarado-Rodríguez, Andrei V. Tolstikov, and Axel P. Retana-Salazar "Two new species of Scheloribatidae (Acari, Oribatida) from Costa Rica," Systematic and Applied Acarology 20(4), 399-409, (30 June 2015). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.20.4.5
Received: 20 July 2014; Accepted: 1 December 2015; Published: 30 June 2015
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Costa Rica
new species
oribatid mites
Perscheloribates
Scheloribates
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