New species and new records of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from Villa Clara, Cuba

The present study is based on the oribatid mite material collected from the Villa Clara Province, Cuba. A list of 17 species, belonging to 11 genera and nine families, is presented; of them, one genus and three species are reported from Cuba for the first time. Two new species – Muliercula ornamenta Ermilov sp. n. (Scheloribatidae) and Galumna (Galumna) villaclaraensis Ermilov sp. n. (Galumnidae) – are described from soil litter with decaying leaves.