New species of Oripodoidea (Acari, Oribatidae) from Central Ethiopia

2025/05/05 by Sergey G. Ermilov · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Medicine · #Study of Mite Species #Viral Infections and Vectors

paper · doi:10.24349/8znh-f82i

openalex publication_date 2025/05/05 · openalex created_date 2025/05/06 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

Two new species of oribatid mites (Oribatida) of the superfamily Oripodoidea—Zygoribatula birhanensis n. sp. (Oribatulidae) and Scheloribates (Scheloribates) debreensis n. sp. (Scheloribatidae)—are described from moss and litter in forest with Erica arborea in the Amhara region, Central Ethiopia. The species Annobonzetes hamatus is combined in Scheloribates (Scheloribates).

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