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New species of the primitive oribatid mite families Brachychthoniidae and Phthiracaridae (Acariformes, Oribatida) from the Caucasus

Umukusum Ya. Shtanchaeva, Luis Santos Subías

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Seven new species and a new subspecies of the families Brachychthoniidae Thor, 1934 and Phthiracaridae Perty, 1841 from the Caucasus are described: Liochthonius murtazalievi sp. n., Sellnickochthonius ilyinae sp. n., Atropacarus achmedovi sp. n., A. kremenitsai sp. n., A. yarovenkoi sp. n., A. chernovae sp. n., A. obesus minimus ssp. n., and Steganacarus ( Tropacarus ) adelaidae sp. n., and also the species Synchthonius elegans Forsslund, 1957, Atopochthonius maimaensis Grishina, 1971, and Atopochthonius artiodactylus Grandjean, 1949 from the Caucasus are figured.

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Seven new species and a new subspecies of the families Brachychthoniidae Thor, 1934 and Phthiracaridae Perty, 1841 from the Caucasus are described: Liochthonius murtazalievi sp. n., Sellnickochthonius ilyinae sp. n., Atropacarus achmedovi sp. n., A. kremenitsai sp. n., A. yarovenkoi sp. n., A. chernovae sp. n., A. obesus minimus ssp. n., and Steganacarus ( Tropacarus ) adelaidae sp. n., and also the species Synchthonius elegans Forsslund, 1957, Atopochthonius maimaensis Grishina, 1971, and Atopochthonius artiodactylus Grandjean, 1949 from the Caucasus are figured.

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Seven new species and a new subspecies of the families Brachychthoniidae Thor, 1934 and Phthiracaridae Perty, 1841 from the Caucasus are described: Liochthonius murtazalievi sp. n., Sellnickochthonius ilyinae sp. n., Atropacarus achmedovi sp. n., A. kremenitsai sp. n., A. yarovenkoi sp. n., A. chernovae sp. n., A. obesus minimus ssp. n., and Steganacarus ( Tropacarus ) adelaidae sp. n., and also the species Synchthonius elegans Forsslund, 1957, Atopochthonius maimaensis Grishina, 1971, and Atopochthonius artiodactylus Grandjean, 1949 from the Caucasus are figured.

Key concepts: Oribatida, Acariformes, Subspecies, Biology, Mite, Zoology, Acari, Ecology

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