Abstract
Two species of brachypyline oribatid mites are reported from soil and litter in Kahramanmaraş province, Turkey. These are Epimerella marasensis sp. nov., new to science, and Zetorchestes grandjeani Krisper, Citation1987, the first Turkish record. An identification key for the known species of Epimerella is provided.
Acknowledgement
We thank an anonymous reviewer for useful comments which have improved the paper.