One new species of the ptyctimous mite Microtritia pinarensis sp. nov. is described from Cuba. Some morphological notes about some known species — Mesotritia maerkeli Sheals, 1965, Mesotritia nova Starý, 1992, Indotritia nuda Mahunka, 1988, Euphthiracarus (Pocsia) microseta (Starý, 1993) and Microtritia glabrata, Starý, 1993 — are given.
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1 September 2010
A New Species of Ptyctimous Mite (Acari: Oribatida: Euphthiracaridae) with Notes About Some Known Species
Wojciech Niedbała,
Josef Starý
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morphology
new species
Oribatid
ptyctimous mites
taxonomy