Author = Rybalov, Leonid B.
Number of Articles: 1
First record of the genus Phauloppia (Acari, Oribatida, Oribatulidae) in Ethiopia, with description of a new arboreal species
Volume 15, Issue 3, Summer 2026 Article ID:150310
https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.150310
Sergey G. Ermilov, Vladimir M. Salavatulin, Leonid B. Rybalov
Abstract The genus Phauloppia (Oribatida, Oribatulidae) is recorded for the first time from Ethiopia. A new species, P. hageniaica sp. nov., is described based on females collected from bark and moss of Hagenia abyssinica in southeastern Ethiopia. The new species is characterized by the absence of the lamella.