Two new species of oribatid mites of the genus Truncozetes (Acari, Oribatida, Epactozetidae) from Ecuador

By

Ermilov, Sergey
Sandmann, Dorotee
Marian, Franca
Maraun, Mark

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

303

Pages

23-31

Subjects

Ecuador , Epactozetidae , key , new species , Oribatid mites , Truncozetes

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.303.5309

 

Abstract

Two new oribatid mite species of the genus Truncozetes (Oribatida, Epactozetidae), T. ecuadoriensis sp. n. and T. monodactylus sp. n., are described from the Ecuadorian soils. The morphology of the gnathosoma and the legs is presented in detail for the first time for the species of Truncozetes. An identification key to all known species of the family Epactozetidae is given.