https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0913-131X
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ABSTRACT
The present study is based on oribatid mite material collected from three localities in Madagascar. A list of 26 species, belonging to 18 genera and 14 families, is presented; of these, six species are reported for the first time from Madagascar. Two new species – Zetorchestes saltipes sp. nov. (Zetorchestidae) and Scheloribates (Scheloribates) erectisensillus sp. nov. (Scheloribatidae) – are described from forest leaf litter.
http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2D9C3724-8C6D-45BF-864D-9B7F1EA33A0D
Acknowledgments
We cordially thank two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments. The study was performed in the framework of the Russian State research project 122031100272-3. Collecting in Madagascar was conducted under a permit No. 443/21/MEDD/SG/DGGE/DAPRNE/SCBE.Re; samples were exported to Russia under a permit No. 036N-EA02/MG21.
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