<p><strong>Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from riverine environments in New Caledonia</strong></p>
The present study is based on oribatid mite materials collected from benthic samples in four river locations on the Grande Terre Island, New Caledonia. A list of eight species, belonging to six genera and five families, is presented; among them are taxa that are new for the fauna of New Caledonia....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Acarological Society of Iran
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Persian Journal of Acarology |
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| Online Access: | https://d42u830l15av3.cloudfront.net/pja/article/view/87161 |
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| Summary: | The present study is based on oribatid mite materials collected from benthic samples in four river locations on the Grande Terre Island, New Caledonia. A list of eight species, belonging to six genera and five families, is presented; among them are taxa that are new for the fauna of New Caledonia. One new species of the genus Trhypochthoniellus (Trhypochthoniidae)—T. grandensis sp. nov.— is described; it is mainly characterized by the nasiform rostrum having ridges; slightly polygonate ornamentation on the notogaster and in the anogenital region; the absence of the bothridial seta and bothridium; the relative length of prodorsal setae: in ˃ le ˃ ro; 14 pairs (p3 absent) of the notogastral setae setiform (except f1 as alveolus), nearly smooth; the relative length of the notogastral setae: c3, e2, h1, h2, p2 ˃ cp, e1, h3, p1 ˃ d2 ˃ c1, c2, d1, f2; six pairs of genital setae.
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| ISSN: | 2251-8169 |