Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Saona Island, Dominican Republic

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University of Tyumen, Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen, Russia

Abstract
Thirty-four species of oribatid mites (Oribatida), belonging to 29 genera and 14 families, were collected from Saona Island, Southeast Dominican Republic. A new species of the genus Pergalumna—P. (Pergalumna) saonaensis sp. nov.—is described from leaf litter of the mixed forest.

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