Abstract
Two new species of oripodoid mites (Oribatida, Oripodoidea) are described from the Kahurangi National Park in New Zealand. Angullozetes kahurangiensis sp. n. (Scheloribatidae) differs from Angullozetes rostratus Hammer, 1967 by the rounded rostrum and clavate bothridial setae with minute stalk and large, elongated head, and from Angullozetes arilloi Ermilov et al., Ecol Mont 18:75–81, 2018 by the presence of aggenital setae and three pairs of notogastral porose areas. Totobates elatus sp. n. (Haplozetidae) differs from Totobates elegans (Hammer, 1958) and Totobates ovalis Hammer, 1967 by the lanceolate bothridial setae. An identification key to known species of Angullozetes is presented.
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We cordially thank two anonymous reviewers for the valuable comments, Donald and Bunty Ladley (Karanga, 88 Valley, Wakefield, NZ) for providing us a home base for this research and for their invaluable help, Alastair Robertson (School of Agriculture & Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ) for help with fieldwork and plant identification, and Peter Beveridge (The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ) for identification of mosses. We also thank the New Zealand Department of Conservation for sampling permit (national authorization # 50877-GEO).
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The project was supported by the Massey University Research Fund.
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Ermilov, S.G., Minor, M. New Oripodoidea (Acari, Oribatida) from New Zealand. Biologia 74, 1303–1311 (2019). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-018-00174-y
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Keywords
- Oribatid mites
- Morphology
- Systematics
- Angullozetes
- Totobates
- Scheloribatidae
- Haplozetidae
- Australian region