Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Taxonomic contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Orbiculobates (Acari, Oribatida, Plasmobatidae)

Author
Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
Abstract
The genus Orbiculobates (Oribatida, Plasmobatidae) is recorded in Mexico for the first time. A new species — O. bicornutus sp. nov. — is described, based on adults collected from leaf litter in secondary semi-evergreen tropical forest. An identification key to the known species of Orbiculobates is presented.
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