Open AccessFour Species of Oribatid Mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Central and Southern Mongolia, with Notes on the Genera Montizetes and Zachvatkinibates
Author(s) -
Badamdorj Bayartogtokh
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
mongolian journal of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2225-4994
pISSN - 1684-3908
DOI - 10.22353/mjbs.2003.01.01
Subject(s) - oribatida , fauna , acari , identification key , ecology , biology , key (lock) , taxonomy (biology) , geography , genus , zoology
In the present work four species of oribatid mites from central and southern parts of Mongolia are studied, and two of them, namely Zachvatkinibates mongolicus sp. nov. and Montizetes serratus sp. nov. are described as new to science. Two other species, Kunstella foveolata Krivolutsky and Liebstadia pannonica(Wil1mann) are recorded as new to the fauna of Mongolia, and the latter species is reported for the first time from Asia. Description of new and redescription of known species, and data on geographic distribution of known species are given. Anew combination, Montizetes tianshanensis (Wen) comb. nov. is proposed. Identification keys to the world species of the genera Zachvatkinibates and Montizetes are provided.