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Three new species of oribatid mites from Yoron Island, South Japan (Acari: Oribatida)

Jun‐ichi Aoki

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Three new oribatid mites (Acari) are described from Yoron Island, South Japan. They are Yoronoribates minusculus gen.n. et sp.n., Pergalumna hastata sp.n. and Liacarus externus sp.n. The new genus Yoronoribates is characterized by three pairs of genital setae and tridactylous legs.

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Three new oribatid mites (Acari) are described from Yoron Island, South Japan. They are Yoronoribates minusculus gen.n. et sp.n., Pergalumna hastata sp.n. and Liacarus externus sp.n. The new genus Yoronoribates is characterized by three pairs of genital setae and tridactylous legs.

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Three new oribatid mites (Acari) are described from Yoron Island, South Japan. They are Yoronoribates minusculus gen.n. et sp.n., Pergalumna hastata sp.n. and Liacarus externus sp.n. The new genus Yoronoribates is characterized by three pairs of genital setae and tridactylous legs.

Key concepts: Oribatida, Acari, Seta, Biology, Genus, Zoology, Acariformes, Ecology

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