Two new species of oribatid mites of the genus Pergalumna (Oribatida, Galumnidae), P. elongatiporosa sp. n. and P. striatiprodorsum sp. n., are described from leaf litter of a secondary forest in Costa Rica. Pergalumna elongatiporosa sp. n. is most similar morphologically to P. horvathorum P. Balogh, 1997 and P. sura P. Balogh, 1997, however, it differs from both by the body size, body surface ...

This is the second part of a survey mite lifespans initiated last year (Zhang & Fan 2021). series was launched to collect information on lifespan and related data across taxa, with aim stimulate more research both patterns mechanisms aging The first covered other life history for Oribatida, Winterschmidtiidae, Eriophyoidea, Tydeidae, Anystidae, Cheyletidae Blattisociidae provides surveys th...

Mites of the genus Paralycus (Oribatida: Pediculochelidae) are minute, asexual, paedomorphic oribatids that have been largely overlooked by major biodiversity surveys. Here, we review this and describe three new species based on adult females: persephone sp. n. daeira from deep soil in Colorado, USA pricei South Africa. We provide first complete ontogenetic series family using P. as a model, cl...

A new species of oribatid mites the genus Christovizetes (Acari: Oribatida: Microzetidae), longisaetosus sp. nov. is described based on adult specimens collected from caves in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China. This reported China for first time. The could be distinguished other three known by following combination characteristics: (1) distinctly longer notogastral setae lm, lp, h<sub>1...

A new species of the family Brachychthoniidae (Acari: Oribatida), Arcochthonius roynortoni n. sp., found on summit Festkogel mountain (3030 m a.s.l.) in Central Alps (Obergurgl, Tyrol, Austria), is described and illustrated, based adults. gen. proposed for this species. The relationships to closely related genus Synchthonius Hammen, 1952 other genera are discussed. unique among having arched ri...

We describe here the diet of the microhylid frog Chiasmocleis leucosticta based on the stomach contents of 72 individuals (47 males and 25 females) collected in pitfall traps at the Reserva Florestal de Morro Grande, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. We identified 1,981 food items distributed in 13 prey categories of arthropods, mainly ants, mites and collembolans. Formicidae was the mos...