2022•AcarologiaOpen access

Two new species of Cavernocepheus (Acari, Oribatida, Otocepheidae) from Malawi

Sergey G. Ermilov, Josef Starý

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The oribatid mite genus Cavernocepheus (Oribatida, Otocepheidae) is recorded for the first time in Malawi. Two new species of the subgenus Cavernocepheus (Paracavernocepheus) — C. (P.) hlavaci n. sp. and C. (P.) mulanjensis n. sp. — are described from forest litter. Morphological comparison between known species of Cavernocepheus (Paracavernocepheus) and their distribution are presented.

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Key concepts: Oribatida, Acari, Subgenus, Mite, Genus, Biology, Litter, Ecology