New species of oribatid mites of the genera Lepidozetes and Scutozetes (Acari, Oribatida, Tegoribatidae) from Nepal

By

Ermilov, Sergey
Martens, Jochen
Tolstikov, Andrey

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

339

Pages

55-65

Subjects

Description , key , Lepidozetes , Nepal , new species , Oribatida , Scutozetes

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.339.6199

 

Abstract

Two new species of oribatid mites, Lepidozetes acutirostrum sp. n. and Scutozetes clavatosensillus sp. n., are described from Nepal. The genera Lepidozetes and Scutozetes are recorded for the first time for the Oriental region. The identification keys to the known species of these genera are provided.