Descriptions of two new species of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Taroko National Park, Taiwan

ABSTRACT

Two new species of oribatid mites are described on the basis of adult specimens sampled from soil in Taroko National Park (Taiwan). Tectodamaeus truku Ermilov sp. nov. (Damaeidae) differs from its most similar species, T. kuankuoshuiensis and T. spiniger by the presence of long propodolateral apophysis, long rostral and lamellar setae having flagellate tip and different leg setation. Kalyptrazetes kbayan Ermilov sp. nov. (Microzetidae) differs from its most similar species, K. harpezus by the presence of setiform, with flagellate tip, shortly ciliate basally rostral and lamellar setae, triangular anterior opening of the interlamellar region and sculpturing/ornamentation of the notogaster.

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KEYWORDS:

• Tectodamaeus
• Kalyptrazetes
• morphology
• systematics
• oriental region

Acknowledgments

We cordially thank Dr Ladislav Miko (Charles University Prague, Institute for Environmental Studies, Czech Republic) and Prof. Dr Roy A. Norton (State University of New York, Syracuse, U.S.A.) for consultations; two anonymous reviewers for valuable comments; Dr Chiun-Cheng Ko (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) for supporting mite collection; Dr Kazumi Tagami (University of Tsukuba, Japan) for collection; and Taroko National Park for permission of the mite investigation.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This study was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), project № 18-04-00097.