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Issue: Vol. 2521 No. 1: 29 Jun. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-06-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2521.1.2
Page range: 26–36
Abstract views: 45
PDF downloaded: 2

Two new species of the oribatid mite genus Phyllochthonius Travé, 1967 (Acari: Oribatida: Phyllochthoniidae) from Thailand

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
Acari Oribatida Enarthronota Phyllochthonius new species taxonomy

Abstract

The enarthronote oribatid mite genus Phyllochthonius Travé, 1967 (Acari: Oribatida: Phyllochthoniidae) is recorded from Thailand for the first time. Two new species, Phyllochthonius ovatosetosus n. sp. collected from sandy soil in a riparian habitat and Phyllochthonius peniculus n. sp. collected from leaf-litter on the forest floor, are described based on adults and all immature instars, and on only the adult specimen respectively. The genus is rediagnosed and a key to the three currently known species is provided.

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