<strong>New species of Atropacarus (<em>Hoplophorella</em>), (Acari, Oribatida, Phthiracaridae) from the Afrotropical Region</strong>

WOJCIECH NIEDBAŁA; JOSEF STARÝ

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3774.1.5

Issue: Vol. 3774 No. 1: 4 Mar. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-03-04

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3774.1.5

Page range: 74–82

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**New species of Atropacarus (Hoplophorella), (Acari, Oribatida, Phthiracaridae) from the Afrotropical Region**

WOJCIECH NIEDBAŁA⁺⁻
JOSEF STARÝ⁺⁻

Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Biology, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznaň

Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Institute of Soil Biology, Na Sádkách 7, CZ-37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Oribatid ptyctimous mites Phthiracaroidea new species taxonomy morphology Tanzania Madagascar

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Abstract

Four new species of the subgenus Hoplophorella are desccribed and identified from the Afrotropical region: Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) curtisetosus sp. nov. from Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) distinctus sp. nov. from Ambohitantely Special Reserve of Madagascar, Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) othneios sp. nov. from Ranomafana National Park of Masagascar, and Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) stenos sp. nov. from Nguru and Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania. A comparison with the most closely related species of the subgenus Hoplophorella is also presented.