Oribatids from Switzerland XIII (Acari: Oribatida: Brachychthoniidae). (Acarologica Genavensia CVII)

Abstract

Brachychthoniidae). {Acarologica Genavensia CVII). -All published records and newly determined Swiss moss mites belonging to the family Brachychthoniidae are listed, discussed or described. From the 25 named species in the literature 16 are confirmed after critical discussion. New identifications of 28 species are given: 2 of which (Liochthonius tumidus sp. n. and Liochthonius tumulosus sp. n.) are new to science, 15 species are new for the Fauna of Switzerland and 5 are confirmations for the Swiss territory of doubtful species in the literature. As a synthesis a preliminary list of 36 Brachychthoniidae species belonging to 8 genera from Switzerland is given.

Oribatid mite fossils from pre-Quaternary sediments in Slovenian caves III. Two new species of Dissorhina (Oppiidae) from the Pliocene

“…Other European species with broader distribution are D. tricarinatoides (Dubinina, 1966) and D. signata (Schwalbe, 1989). While species richness of this genus seems to be limited in large parts of the continent, several other species were described from south-east part of Europe, mostly from Balkan Peninsula (Kunst, 1958;Mahunka, 1974;Mahunka, 2006;Mahunka, 2007;Mahunka et Mahunka-Papp, 2008). This may indicate the importance of this area as a possible centre of speciation of Dissorhina.…”

Contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Safrobates (Acari, Oribatida, Punctoribatidae)

“…-Gibbicepheus (G.) africanus (Mahunka, 1987) (Diplobodes) DISTRIBUCIÓN: Kenia. -Gibbicepheus (G.) aokii (Mahunka, 1989) -Gibbicepheus (G.) sisiri Sanyal, 1990 DISTRIBUCIÓN: India (Kerala).…”

“…-Gibbicepheus (Kalloia) foveolatus (Mahunka, 1978) Mahunka, 1987 (1 sp.) ESPECIE TIPO: Machadocepheus papuanus Balogh, 1970 DISTRIBUCIÓN: Australiana.…”

“…praeoc." por Coggi, 1900 (Mahunka, 1987) Lamellovertex Bernini, 1976 Subías, 2004(=Scutovertex perforatus Sitnikova, 1975, "nom. praeoc."…”

Two new species of Neophysobates (Acari, Oribatida, Tegoribatidae) from New Zealand

“…Later, Luxton (1987) proposed the replacement name (Neophysobates), because the name Paraphysobates was preoccupied (see Mahunka 1985). Apparently unaware of this action, Fujikawa (1991) proposed another replacement name -Pseudophysobates.…”