Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the vicinityof El Limón waterfall, Dominican Republic

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
2 Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological Centre, Southern Branch, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Abstract
Forty-three species of oribatid mites (Oribatida), belonging to 31 genera and 18 families, were collected from leaf litter in a mixed forest from the vicinity of El Limón waterfall, Samaná Province, northern Dominican Republic; of these, 15 species, 13 genera and five families are recorded in this country for the first time. A new species of the genus SuctobelbellaS. (Flagrosuctobelba) limonensis sp. nov.—is described.
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