NEW SPECIES OF EUPHTHIRACARUS EWING, 1917 (ACARI: ORIBATIDA: EUPHTHIRACAROIDEA) FROM THE AFROTROPICAL REGION

摘要

Four new species of the genus Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracaridae) from litter and soil samples collected in Madagascar and East Tanzania are described. Two belong to the subgenus Euphthiracarus: Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) duplex sp. nov. and Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) netron sp. nov., and two to the subgenus Pocsia: Euphthiracarus (Pocsia) paraafricanus sp. nov. and Euphthiracarus (Pocsia) uluguruensis sp. nov. Detailed descriptions and figures are provided. A key to all species of the genus Euphthiracarus from the Afrotropical Region is presented.