Oribatid mite (Acari, Oribatida) fauna of Limu Mountain National Forest Park in Hainan Island, China
The present study is based on the oribatid mite material collected from litter in Limu Mountain National Forest Park in Hainan Island, China. A list of 55 species and four subspecies, belonging to 37 genera and six subgenera in 29 families, is presented. Among them, two genera and 17 species are newly recorded in China, and one new species, Phthiracarus limuensis sp. nov. (Phthiracaridae), is described. The new species is easily distinguished from other congeneric species by the presence of distinct median crista and longitudinally striae on surface of prodorsum. In addition, an identification key to all known species of Phthiracarus from China is presented.
Authors
- Zhen Ni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1642-4118)
- Dong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7220-2272)
- Baoyang Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5826-7248)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology (CN)
- Hainan Tropical Ocean University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Systematic and Applied Acarology
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.30.4.4
- Primary Topic
- Study of Mite Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00