New faunistic data on oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from western, southern and southeastern Ethiopia, with description of two new species of the family Carabodidae
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The present study is based on oribatid mite materials collected from two regions in Ethiopia: Oromia and South Ethiopia Regional State. A list of 70 species belonging to 54 genera and 33 families is presented. Two new species of the family Carabodidae—Carabodes (Klapperiches) paradilatatus Ermilov n. sp. and Congocepheus setiformis Ermilov n. sp.—are described from litter and mineral soil in a mixed forest.
Source: Acarologia
DOI: 10.24349/ikjq-9q2d
Authors: Sergey G. Ermilov, Leonid B. Rybalov
Language: English
Topic: Study of Mite Species
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410788461
