<p><strong>Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Afrotropical region</strong></p>

We describe two new species of oribatid mites (Oribatida) based on adult males—Gymnobodes schedeli sp. nov. (Carabodidae) collected from rotten wood and humus under a tree in Zambia and Galumna (Galumna) luisi sp. nov. (Galumnidae) collected from detritus among Cyperus papyrus in Uganda. Gymnobodes...

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Main Authors: Sergey G. Ermilov, Stefan Friedrich, Dilian Georgiev
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Published: Acarological Society of Iran 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/86976
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description We describe two new species of oribatid mites (Oribatida) based on adult males—Gymnobodes schedeli sp. nov. (Carabodidae) collected from rotten wood and humus under a tree in Zambia and Galumna (Galumna) luisi sp. nov. (Galumnidae) collected from detritus among Cyperus papyrus in Uganda. Gymnobodes schedeli sp. nov. differs from all species of the genus by the presence of a depression in the basal part of the prodorsum, and by the notogastral ornamentation/sculpturing. Galumna (Galumna) luisi sp. nov. differs from G. (G.) incisa by the body size, the morphology of the rostrum and notogastral porose areas Aa and A3, the presence of a rostral bulge and a long longitudinal fold having short lateral branches in the anteromedial part of the notogaster, the absence of a median pore, and the location of the notogastral lyrifissure im and leg famulus.
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spelling doaj-art-eda49e8bce874ec19b533a5ef48ebf6d2025-08-20T03:48:22ZengAcarological Society of IranPersian Journal of Acarology2251-81692025-04-0114210.22073/pja.v14i2.86976<p><strong>Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Afrotropical region</strong></p>Sergey G. Ermilov0Stefan Friedrich1Dilian Georgiev2Tyumen State University, Tyumen, RussiaLudwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Faculty of Biology, Biocenter LMU, Planegg-Martinsried, GermanyDepartment of General Animal Husbandry, Section Ecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University–Stara Zagora, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria We describe two new species of oribatid mites (Oribatida) based on adult males—Gymnobodes schedeli sp. nov. (Carabodidae) collected from rotten wood and humus under a tree in Zambia and Galumna (Galumna) luisi sp. nov. (Galumnidae) collected from detritus among Cyperus papyrus in Uganda. Gymnobodes schedeli sp. nov. differs from all species of the genus by the presence of a depression in the basal part of the prodorsum, and by the notogastral ornamentation/sculpturing. Galumna (Galumna) luisi sp. nov. differs from G. (G.) incisa by the body size, the morphology of the rostrum and notogastral porose areas Aa and A3, the presence of a rostral bulge and a long longitudinal fold having short lateral branches in the anteromedial part of the notogaster, the absence of a median pore, and the location of the notogastral lyrifissure im and leg famulus. https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/86976Afrotropical oribatid mitesGalumnaGymnobodesmorphologytaxonomy
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<p><strong>Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Afrotropical region</strong></p>
Persian Journal of Acarology
Afrotropical oribatid mites
Galumna
Gymnobodes
morphology
taxonomy
title <p><strong>Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Afrotropical region</strong></p>
title_full <p><strong>Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Afrotropical region</strong></p>
title_fullStr <p><strong>Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Afrotropical region</strong></p>
title_full_unstemmed <p><strong>Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Afrotropical region</strong></p>
title_short <p><strong>Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Afrotropical region</strong></p>
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Galumna
Gymnobodes
morphology
taxonomy
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