Contribution to knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Oxyamerus (Acari, Oribatida, Oxyameridae), with description of a new species from Indonesia

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

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

2 University of Göttingen, JFB Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Göttingen, Germany

Abstract
The genus Oxyamerus (Oribatida, Oxyameridae) comprises 11 species distributed across the Australasian, Oriental, and southern Palaearctic regions. A new species—O. jambiensis sp. nov.—is described, based on adults collected from forest litter in Sumatra, Indonesia. The new species is characterized by the presence of a long, thorn-like structure originating from the podosomal apophysis. An identification key, along with data on the distribution and habitats of the known representatives of Oxyamerus, are provided.

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