Acarological Society of Iran Persian Journal of Acarology 2251-8169 11 3 2025 12 01 Anew speciesof Carabodes(Klapperiches)(Acari, Oribatida, Carabodidae)fromMalawi, with a key to known species of the subgenus from the Afrotropical region 387 395 238506 10.22073/pja.v11i3.75433 EN Sergey G. Ermilov Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia 0000-0002-0913-131X Jenő Kontschán Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary Journal Article The family Carabodidae (Oribatida) is recorded in Malawi for the first time. A new species of the subgenus <em>Carabodes</em> (<em>Klapperiches</em>) is described from sifted litter in a highland forest of Central Malawi.<em> Carabodes</em> (<em>Klapperiches</em>) <em>dedzaensis </em><strong>sp. nov. </strong>can be distinguished from the related species <em>C</em>. (<em>K</em>.) <em>coronatus</em> Mahunka, 1986 by the larger body size, longer and fusiform bothridial seta, flexible interlamellar seta, longer lamellar cusp, and the absence of foveolae on genital and anal plates. An identification key to known species of <em>Carabodes</em> (<em>Klapperiches</em>) from the Afrotropical region is provided. https://www.persianacarology.org/article_238506_c7baba1b6e42ed48efb91a0587626e13.pdf