New faunistic and taxonomic data on oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Mexico

  • Sergey G. Ermilov Tyumen State University
  • Andrey Yurtaev
Keywords: mite fauna, new species, record; taxonomy, morphology, Mucrobates, identification key, Neotropical region

Abstract

This study is based on oribatid mite materials collected from leaf litter in secondary semi-evergreen tropical forests in Mexico; 85 species from 64 genera and 37 families are found; of these, 15 species are recorded for the first time in Mexico, and three species are recorded for the first time in the Neotropical region. A new species of the genus Mucrobates (Scheloribatidae) – Mucrobates solidarensis sp. n. – is described. An identification key to the known representatives of Mucrobates is presented.

Author Biography

Andrey Yurtaev

Balogh, J. & Mahunka, S. (1979): New data to the knowledge of the oribatid fauna of the Neogaea (Acari). IV. – Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 25: 35–60.

Berlese, A. (1916): Centuria terza di Acari nuovi. – Redia, 12: 289–338.

Ermilov, S. G. (2023): Some Galumnidae (Acari, Oribatida) from Mexico. – Persian Journal of Acarology 12: 377–384. https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v12i3.81590

Ermilov, S. G. & Kalúz, S. (2012): A new subgenus and three new species of oribatid mites of the family Scheloribatidae (Acari: Oribatida) from Ecuador. – Annales Zoologici 62: 773–787. https://doi.org/10.3161/000345412X659795

Ermilov, S. G. & Kontschán, J. (2021): Revision of the oribatid mite genus Mucrobates Balogh & Mahunka, 1979 (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae). – Systematic and Applied Acarology 26: 577–587. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.3.7

Ermilov, S. G. & Kontschán, J. (2023): New species and records of Oripodoidea (Acari, Oribatida) from Mexico. – Systematic and Applied Acarology 28: 1109–1120. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.28.6.8

Gashev, S. N., Elifanov, A. V. & Tolstikov, A. V. (2005): Zoological Museum of the Tyumen State University as the oldest center for studying biodiversity in the Tyumen District. – Bulletin of the Tyumen State University 3: 177–189.

Norton, R. A. (1977): A review of F. Grandjean's system of leg chaetotaxy in the Oribatei (Acari) and its application to the family Damaeidae. Pp. 33–61. In: Dindal, D.L. (ed.): Biology of oribatid mites. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse.

Norton, R. A. & Behan-Pelletier, V. M. (2009): Suborder Oribatida. Chapter 15. Pp. 430–564. In: Krantz, G.W. & Walter, D.E. (eds): A Manual of Acarology. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

Ojeda, M., Velez, P., Espinosa-Asuar, L., Eguiarte, L. E. & Souza, V. (2020): A new species of Trhypochthoniellus (Acari: Oribatid: Trhypochthoniidae) from Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico, and a key to the world species. – Systematic and Applied Acarology 25: 974–985. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.25.6.3

Palacios-Vargas, J. G. & Iglesias, R. (2004): Oribatei (Acari). Pp. 431–468. In: Bousquets, J. L., Morrone, J. J., Ordoñez, O. Y. & Fernández, I. V . (eds.): Biodiversidad, Taxonomía y Biogeografía de Artrópodos de México: Hacia una síntesis de su conocimiento, Vol. IV. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacionál Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Subías, L. S. (2022): Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes: Oribatida) del mundo (excepto fósiles). – Monografías Electrónicas S.E.A. 12: 1–538.

Subías, L. S. (2023): Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes: Oribatida) del mundo (excepto fósiles), 18ª actualización, 540 pp. Available from: http://bba.bioucm.es/cont/docs/RO_1.pdf (accessed February 2023).

Subias, L. S. & Shtanchaeva, U. Ya. (2021): Contribución al conocimiento de la distribución de los ácaros oribátidos (Acari, Oribatida) tropicales. – Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 38: 69–80.

Vázquez-González, M. M., May Uicab, D. A. & Alamilla-Pastrana, E. B. (2016): Riqueza específica y biodiversidad de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, México. Teoría y Praxis 19: 137–171. 10.22403/UQROOMX/TYP19/07

Villagomez, F., Palacios-Vargas, J. G. & Paez, J. (2021): A new species of Notogalumna from the canopy and another new edaphic species of Galumnopsis (Acari: Oribatida: Galumnoidea) from the tropical rainforest of Los Tuxtlas, Mexico. – Zootaxa 5020: 171–183.

 

References

Balogh, J. & Mahunka, S. (1979): New data to the knowledge of the oribatid fauna of the Neogea (Acari). IV. – Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 25: 35–60.

Berlese, A. (1916): Centuria terza di Acari nuovi. – Redia 12: 289–338.

Ermilov, S. G. (2023): Some Galumnidae (Acari, Oribatida) from Mexico. – Persian Journal of Acarology 12: 377–384. https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v12i3.81590

Ermilov, S. G. & Kalúz, S. (2012): A new subgenus and three new species of oribatid mites of the family Scheloribatidae (Acari: Oribatida) from Ecuador. – Annales Zoologici 62: 773–787. https://doi.org/10.3161/000345412X659795

Ermilov, S. G. & Kontschán, J. (2021): Revision of the oribatid mite genus Mucrobates Balogh & Mahunka, 1979 (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae). – Systematic and Applied Acarology 26: 577–587. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.3.7

Ermilov, S. G. & Kontschán, J. (2023): New species and records of Oripodoidea (Acari, Oribatida) from Mexico. – Systematic and Applied Acarology 28: 1109–1120. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.28.6.8

Gashev, S. N., Elifanov, A. V. & Tolstikov, A. V. (2005): Zoological Museum of the Tyumen State University as the oldest center for studying biodiversity in the Tyumen District. – Bulletin of the Tyumen State University 3: 177–189.

Norton, R. A. (1977): A review of F. Grandjean’s system of leg chaetotaxy in the Oribatei (Acari) and its application to the family Damaeidae. Pp. 33–61. In: Dindal, D. L. (ed.): Biology of oribatid mites. – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse.

Norton, R. A. & Behan-Pelletier, V. M. (2009): Suborder Oribatida. Chapter 15. Pp. 430–564. In: Krantz, G. W. & Walter, D. E. (eds): A manual of acarology. – Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

Ojeda, M., Velez, P., Espinosa-Asuar, L., Eguiarte, L. E. & Souza, V. (2020): A new species of Trhypochthoniellus (Acari: Oribatid: Trhypochthoniidae) from Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico, and a key to the world species. – Systematic and Applied Acarology 25: 974–985. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.25.6.3

Palacios-Vargas, J. G. & Iglesias, R. (2004): Oribatei (Acari). Pp. 431–468. In: Bousquets, J. L., Morrone, J. J., Ordoñez, O. Y. & Fernández, I. V . (eds): Biodiversidad, taxonomía y biogeografía de artrópodos de México: Hacia una síntesis de su conocimiento, Vol. IV. – Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacionál Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Subías, L. S. (2022): Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes: Oribatida) del mundo (excepto fósiles). – Monografías Electrónicas S.E.A. 12: 1–538.

Subías, L. S. (2023): Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes: Oribatida) del mundo (excepto fósiles), 18ª actualización, 540 pp. – Available from: http://bba.bioucm.es/cont/docs/RO_1.pdf [accessed February 2023]

Subias, L. S. & Shtanchaeva, U. Ya. (2021): Contribución al conocimiento de la distribución de los ácaros oribátidos (Acari, Oribatida) tropicales. – Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 38: 69–80.

Vázquez-González, M. M., May Uicab, D. A. & Alamilla-Pastrana, E. B. (2016): Riqueza específica y biodiversidad de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, México. – Teoría y Praxis 19: 137–171. https://doi.org/10.22403/UQROOMX/TYP19/07

Villagomez, F., Palacios-Vargas, J. G. & Paez, J. (2021): A new species of Notogalumna from the canopy and another new edaphic species of Galumnopsis (Acari: Oribatida: Galumnoidea) from the tropical rainforest of Los Tuxtlas, Mexico. – Zootaxa 5020: 171–183. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5020.1.9

Published
2023-12-20
How to Cite
ErmilovS. G., & YurtaevA. (2023). New faunistic and taxonomic data on oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Mexico. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 69(4), 385–397. https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.69.4.385.2023