Two new species of the genus Euphthiracarus (Acari: Oribatida: Euphthiracaridae) from Hainan Island, China

ABSTRACT

Euphthiracarus is the most speciose genus of the oribatid family Euphthiracaridae. In this study, two new species of Euphthiracarus (Oribatida: Euphthiracaridae) from Hainan Island, China, Euphthiracarus paraoblongus sp. nov. and Euphthiracarus singularis sp. nov., are described and illustrated. An updated key to all known species of Euphthiracarus in China is provided.

http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C1A23769-58A1-4FA8-8CB3-EF58D297D092

KEYWORDS:

• Soil mites
• ptyctimous mites
• morphology
• systematics
• key

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 31672256], the Funds for The Excellent Youth Scholars of “IGA, CAS” [grant number DLSYQ2012004], the Funds for The Young Scientists Group of “IGA, CAS” [grant number DLSXZ1601], the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS [grant number 2016209], the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China—Fauna Sinica [grant number 31493021], the Scientific and Technological Developing Scheme of Jilin Province [grant number 20130206073], the General and Special Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [grant numbers 2015M580243 and 2016T90249], the Jilin Province Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the grant from the Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [grant number 20160704], and the State Key Program of National Natural Science of China [grant number 41430857].

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 31672256], the Funds for The Excellent Youth Scholars of “IGA, CAS” [grant number DLSYQ2012004], the Funds for The Young Scientists Group of “IGA, CAS” [grant number DLSXZ1601], the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS [grant number 2016209], the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China—Fauna Sinica [grant number 31493021], the Scientific and Technological Developing Scheme of Jilin Province [grant number 20130206073], the General and Special Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [grant numbers 2015M580243 and 2016T90249], the Jilin Province Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the grant from the Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [grant number 20160704], and the State Key Program of National Natural Science of China [grant number 41430857].