Two new species of Cavernocepheus (Acari, Oribatida, Otocepheidae) from Malawi

2022/04/06 by Sergey G. Ermilov, Josef Starý · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Study of Mite Species

paper · pdf · doi:10.24349/eyzw-dpwh

openalex publication_date 2022/04/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

The oribatid mite genus Cavernocepheus (Oribatida, Otocepheidae) is recorded for the first time in Malawi. Two new species of the subgenus Cavernocepheus (Paracavernocepheus) — C. (P.) hlavaci n. sp. and C. (P.) mulanjensis n. sp. — are described from forest litter. Morphological comparison between known species of Cavernocepheus (Paracavernocepheus) and their distribution are presented.

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