Two new species of oribatid mites of Leptotocepheus (Acari, Oribatida, Otocepheidae) from Malawi

0559080 - BC 2023 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Ermilov, S.G. - Starý, Josef - Kontschán, J.
Two new species of oribatid mites of Leptotocepheus (Acari, Oribatida, Otocepheidae) from Malawi.
Systematic and Applied Acarology. Roč. 27, č. 4 (2022), s. 788-797. ISSN 1362-1971
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : oribatid mites * taxonomy * morphology * Afrotropical region
OECD category: Zoology
Impact factor: 1.2, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
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Two new species of oribatid mites of the genus Leptotocepheus (Oribatida, Otocepheidae) are described from Malawi. Leptotocepheus malawiensis sp. nov. differs from the related species L. macromucronatus by the well developed, spindle-form bothridial seta with distinctly elongate, pointed tip distally (versus slightly developed, fusiform, without elongate, pointed tip distally). Leptotocepheus zombaensis sp. nov. differs from the related species L. trimucronatus by the comparatively short notogastral setae la, h(3), p(1) and p(3), longest notogastral setae h(1) and h(2) (versus all notogastral setae slightly differs in length) and long interlamellar seta (versus medium-sized).
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