A new species of Cerocepheus (Oribatida, Cerocepheidae) is described from rainforest litter in southern Chile. Cerocepheus osornoensissp. nov. differs from Cerocepheus mirabilis by the smaller body size and the presence of bidentate lamellar cusps. Revised generic diagnosis, data on distribution of Cerocepheus and an identification key to known species of Cerocepheidae are presented.
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27 March 2020
Contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Cerocepheus (Acari, Oribatida, Cerocepheidae)
Sergey G. Ermilov
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 25 • No. 3
March 2020
Vol. 25 • No. 3
March 2020
cerocepheid mites
Chile
morphology
systematics