Faunistic and taxonomic data on oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Amhara Region, Ethiopia

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The present study is based on the oribatid mite material collected from the Amhara Region, сentral Ethiopia. A list of 40 species belonging to 28 genera and 19 families is presented. One new species – Suctobelbella (Suctobelbella) shewaensis Ermilov sp. n. (Suctobelbidae) – is described from litter under Juniperus procera trees. An identification key to the known species of the subgenus from the Afrotropical Region is given.

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S. G. Ermilov

University of Tyumen, X-BIO Institute

Author for correspondence.
Email: ermilovacari@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Tyumen

L. B. Rybalov

Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: lrybalov52@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. Photos of the locations and habitats of oribatid mites from the Amhara Region, central Ethiopia: a – litter under Juniperus procera (location 4), b – litter under Hagenia abyssinica (location 8).

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3. Fig. 2. Suctobelbella (Suctobelbella) shewaensis Ermilov sp. n., adult (gnathosoma and legs not shown): a – dorsal view; b – teeth of rostrum in dissected specimen, left side; c – ventral view; d – right lateral view. Scale bar, μm: a, c, d – 50; b – 5.

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4. Fig. 3. Suctobelbella (Suctobelbella) shewaensis Ermilov sp. n., adult: a – posterior view; b – subcapitulum, ventral view; c – palp, left, ventroparaxial view; d – chelicera, left, paraxial view; e – leg I, right, ventroantiaxial view; f – leg II (tarsus not shown), right, ventroantiaxial view; g – leg III (tarsus not shown), left, ventroantiaxial view; h – leg IV, left, ventroantiaxial view. Scale bar, μm: a–c – 20; d–g – 50.

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