The present study is based on the oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) phoretic on passalid beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Passalidae) from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions. Nine identified mite species (phoretic on ten beetle species) are registered; of these, three species (from Congo, Gabon and Ghana) are new to science: Graptoppia (Stenoppia) boucherisp. nov. (Oppiidae), Perscheloribates (Perscheloribates) gabonensissp. nov. (Scheloribatidae) and Vilhenabates paraambohitrasp. nov. (Haplozetidae). An identification key to the known species of Graptoppia (Stenoppia) is given. Data on the registered phoretic relationships between Oribatida and Passalidae are summarized.
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26 March 2021
New data on oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) phoretic on passalid beetles (Coleoptera, Passalidae) from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions, with descriptions of three new species from Congo, Gabon and Ghana
Sergey G. Ermilov,
Andrey V. Frolov
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 26 • No. 4
April 2021
Vol. 26 • No. 4
April 2021
Graptoppia
Perscheloribates
phoresy
taxonomy
tropics
Vilhenabates