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16 February 2024 Two new species of Oripodoidea (Acari, Oribatida) from Nepal
Sergey G. Ermilov, Jochen Martens
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Abstract

Two new species of oribatid mites of the superfamily Oripodoidea—Peloribates (Peloribates) ausobskyi sp. nov. (Haplozetidae) and Scheloribates (Perscheloribates) smetanai sp. nov. (Scheloribatidae)—are described from litter and upper soil stratum of Rhododendron–Lithocarpus mountain forest from eastern Nepal. Identification keys to the known species of Peloribates (Peloribates) and Scheloribates (Perscheloribates) from Nepal are provided.

Sergey G. Ermilov and Jochen Martens "Two new species of Oripodoidea (Acari, Oribatida) from Nepal," Systematic and Applied Acarology 29(2), 294-304, (16 February 2024). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.29.2.9
Received: 3 January 2024; Accepted: 5 February 2024; Published: 16 February 2024
KEYWORDS
identification key
morphology
oribatid mites
Peloribates
Scheloribates (Perscheloribates)
South Asia
taxonomy
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