The genus Maerkelotritia is reviewed. Maerkelotritia fusiformis sp. nov. from litter in temperate forest in Shanxi Province, China, is described, and one newly recorded species, M. krivolutzkii Märkel, 1968, is redescribed. M. kirghizica Niedbała, 2006 is considered as a new junior synonym of M. krivolutzkii. The genus Maerkelotritia is reported for the first time from China.
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1 December 2009
Taxonomic Study of the Genus Maerkelotritia (Acari: Oribatida: Oribotritiidae) from China, with Description of a New Species
Dong Liu,
Wojciech Niedbała,
Jun Chen
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China
Maerkelotritia
new record
new species
new synonym
oribatid mite
Oribotritiidae