New and little known oribatids from Kenya, with descriptions of two new genera (Acari: Oribatida)

Abstract

A list of newly collected and identified oribatids from Kenya is presented, two of them represent new genera; Sceletoppia gen. nov. (Oppiidae) and Mahnertozetes gen. nov. (Haplozetidae). Twelve species, belonging to the families Steganacaridae, Lohmanniidae, Tetracondylidae, Microzetidae, Zetomotrichidae and Galumnidae are new to science. Taxonomical notes on two other species are given.

Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands

“…I also received in 2013 and 2014 years the following types of species described by Prof. S. Mahunka through the courtesy of Dr. Dr. E. Horváth, L. Forró or L. Dányi, Hungarian Natural History Museum: holotypes of Microtritia striatissima Mahunka, 1999 and Hoplophorella balazsi Mahunka, 1983 and paratypes of: Bursoplophora madagassica Mahunka, 1994, Mesoplophora (Parplophora) madegassica Mahunka, 2009, Mesoplophora similis Mahunka, 2011, Oribotritia paraspinosa Mahunka, 1999, Oribotritia spinosa (Mahunka, 1988), Oribotritia tiwi Mahunka, 1987, Bukitritia timah Mahunka, 1990, Rhysotritia clavata spiculifera Mahunka, 1991, Rhysotritia granulata Mahunka, 1999, Microtritia hauseri Mahunka, 1993, Microtritia stratissima Mahunka, 1999, Archiphthiracarus schauenbergi Mahunka, 1988 (syn. of P. crispus), Austrophthiracarus aokii malagasensis Mahunka, 2010, Notophthiracarus inusitatus Mahunka, 2010, Notophthiracarus pseudosomalicus Mahunka, 2010, Hoplophorella benoiti Mahunka, 1992 (syn. of A.…”

Two new species of Eremellidae and Scheloribatidae (Acari, Oribatida) from the Kuma district of southern Japan

“…However, the new species differs from E. induta according to the original description and redescription by Mahunka and Mahunka-Papp (1995) in having setae ro longer than setae le, phylliform p-series notogastral setae and long solenidion of tibia I. The new species is distinguished from E. vestita Berlese, 1913 by smaller body size, basely simple claws of legs, phylliform p-series setae, two transverse ridges between costulae and long solenidion of tibia I, from E. pulchella (Balogh, 1959) by phylliform notogastral setae and long costulae, from E. africana (Balogh, 1966) by smaller body size, phylliform notogastral setae, subparallele costulae and notogaster without protuberance, from E. ensifera Balogh et Mahunka, 1968 by smaller body size, two pairs of adanal setae, setae ro longer than le, phylliform notogastral setae and long costulae with two transverse ridges, and from E. Diagnosis -Prodorsum triangular.…”

The soil mite family achipteriidae (acari: oribatida) in mongolia and russian far east

“…Seniczak (1978) showed three pairs of setae on epimere IV in tritonymph of this species, but we observed only three pairs of setae. Mahunka and Mahunka-Papp (1995) synonymized A. acuta Berlese, 1908 with A. nitens as a junior synonym of the latter species, but more recently, Subías (2004) accepted A. acuta as a valid species. The latter author was contrarily listed A. nitens as a junior synonym of A. acuta.…”