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30 November 2015 Review of the genus Acrotritia (Acari, Oribatida, Euphthiracaridae) with a world checklist, a key to known species of the Neotropical Region, and a description of a new species from Colombia
Dong Liu
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Abstract

The oribatid mite genus Acrotritia Jacot, 1923 (Euphthiracaridae) is reviewed. Seven species of Acrotritia from Colombia, including a new species, Acrotritia colombianus sp. nov., are identified. A checklist of all known species and a key to known species of the Neotropical Region are provided to facilitate the further study on this group.

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Dong Liu "Review of the genus Acrotritia (Acari, Oribatida, Euphthiracaridae) with a world checklist, a key to known species of the Neotropical Region, and a description of a new species from Colombia," Systematic and Applied Acarology 20(8), 887-906, (30 November 2015). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.20.8.5
Received: 23 June 2015; Accepted: 28 July 2015; Published: 30 November 2015
KEYWORDS
ptyctimous mites
Rhysotritia
soil mites
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