The family Lohmanniidae (Acari, Oribatida) II: two new Oribatid mites, Meristacarus perikopesis sp. n. from Costa Rica and Torpacarus eidikoterai sp. n. from Kenya

By

Fernandez, Nestor
Theron, Pieter D.
Leiva, Sergio
Jordaan, Anine

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

743

Pages

43-66

Subjects

Costa Rica , Kenya , Lohmanniidae , systematics

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.743.22815

 

Abstract

Two very particular new species of the family Lohmanniidae were studied and described using optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).Meristacarusperikopesissp. n.displays complex cuticular microsculpture with cross-shaped grooves and pusticulate porose areas; ten transversal bands, with reticulate-foveate microsculpture;S4,S5,S7,S10not crossing medial notogastral plane, amongst other characters.Torpacaruseidikoteraisp. n.with: prodorsum - rostrum weakly bilobate with small central structure and CSO present. Six transversal depressions present, transversal bands absent; but six transversal depressions present, none of the depressions crossing medial notogastral plane.