Oribatid Mites

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Colloff ◽  
RB Halliday
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
Soil Ecology ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Trees And Shrubs

Oribatid mites are ancient, minute arthropods that live in soil, plant litter, mosses and lichens, and on trees and shrubs. Prior to the production of this catalogue, Australian Oribatid mites had been poorly documented. This catalogue summarises our knowledge of the fauna of Australian Oribatid mites, including many new records of species and genera. It forms a fundamental resource for anyone interested in these important organisms and their role in soil ecology and as environmental indicators.

NEW RECORDS OF RUST FUNGI OF TREES AND SHRUBS FROM UZBEKISTAN

2018 ◽  
pp. 19-21
Author(s):  
I. M. Mustafaev ◽  
M. M. Iminova ◽  
J. P. Sherkulova ◽  
T. N. Xolmurodova ◽  
S. A. Teshaboeva
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Rust Fungi ◽  
Trees And Shrubs

An annotated checklist to the trees and shrubs of the Upper Katanga (D.R. Congo)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 258 (3) ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
PIERRE MEERTS
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Ecological Groups ◽  
Miombo Woodlands ◽  
Termite Mounds ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Dry Evergreen Forest ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
Trees And Shrubs

A checklist to the trees and shrubs of Upper Katanga (the Zambezian part of Katanga, ca. 260,000 km²) (D.R. Congo) is presented. It comprises 694 taxa (664 species, 15 subspecies, 15 varieties). For each accepted taxon the list provides habitat and geographic distribution. Eleven taxa are new records for the D.R. Congo and 29 are new records for Upper Katanga. Fourteen new synonyms are proposed. Two families stand out as particularly species-rich, i.e. Fabaceae (110 taxa, i.e. Caesalpinioideae: 50; Faboideae: 29; Mimosoideae: 31) and Rubiaceae (74). Six genera comprise 10 taxa or more i.e. Ficus (25), Combretum (17), Monotes (17), Brachystegia (15), Diospyros (11), Acacia (11). The three most important woody vegetation types in Upper Katanga have different phytogeographic and taxonomic assemblages: miombo woodland (254 taxa, 62% of which are Zambezian, over-representation of Caesalpinioideae), riverine and swamp forest (196 taxa, 36% of which are Guineo-Congolian, 17% Afromontane), and Zambezian dry evergreen forest (117 taxa, 37% of which are Guineo-Congolian, Rubiaceae over-represented). Twenty taxa (3%) are strictly endemic to Upper Katanga, most of which occur only in the Katango-Zambian sector of the Zambezian region. Taxonomic uncertainties are emphasized including 13 endemics known by one or two collections only. Forty-nine taxa are almost exclusively associated with termite mounds. For the miombo woodlands eight ecological groups of indicator species are proposed.

scholarly journals Two New Records of Oribatid Mites (Acari) from Turkey

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Şule BARAN ◽  
Soner KILIÇ
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Oribatid Mites

A new species of the genus Indoribates (Indoribates) and three new records from Kerala, South India (Acari: Oribatida)

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 588-598
Author(s):  
Safeer Mohammed P.P. ◽  
Ramani N.
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Species Identification ◽  
New Record ◽  
South India ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
A New Species

A new species and three new records of oribatid mites collected from soil/litter samples of Malappuram Dt. of Kerala, South India, are studied. Indoribates (Indoribates) irumbuzhiensis sp. nov. shares some morphological similarities with I. (I.) hauseri (Mahunka, 1997) and I.(I.) crassisetiger (Fukuyama & Aoki, 2000) described from Borneo and China respectively. However, the larger body size, smooth rostral setae, straight interlamellar setae, long and smooth notogastral setae, barbed/ciliate nature of genital setae, g4 and g5, distally pointed anal and adanal setae, and presence of basiventral tooth on tibia I and II keep its identity separate from the above two species. Identification key to all known species of subgenus Indoribates (Indoribates) is provided. The paper also include three new records of oribatid mites from India viz. Gibbicepheus (Gibbicepheus) kanekoi (Aoki 1958), Yoshiobodes (Yoshiobodes) camerunensis Fernández, Theron, Leiva & Tiedt.,2017 and Eupelops intermedius (Hammer, 1979), of which, Y. (Y) camerunensis is new record for the Oriental Region and first record of the genus from India.

Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from “Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime” (Piedmont, Italy)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5082 (6) ◽  
pp. 501-540
Author(s):  
HEINRICH SCHATZ ◽  
LORENZO FORTINI ◽  
TOMMASO FUSCO ◽  
FRANCESCA CASALE ◽  
CARLO JACOMINI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
High Similarity ◽  
Beech Forests ◽  
Natura 2000 Network ◽  
Lower Altitude ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Swiss Canton ◽  
Grassland Site

Oribatid mites were investigated in six sites in the Alpi Marittime Natural Park (Prov. Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy) which is part of the NATURA 2000 network. The selected locations cover 4 forested (fir, ash, 2 beech forests) and 2 grassland sites (mountain meadow, xeric grassland). Altogether 173 described oribatid species belonging to 51 families were encountered, complemented by one undetermined species (Scheloribates (Topobates) cf. carpathicus), added together 174 species. Among them 11 species are new records for Italy. A comparison with other Italian alpine provinces shows high similarity of the oribatid species composition from the investigated sites with the provinces of Bolzano, Trento, Sondrio. A total of 37 species from the Marittime Alps has also been recorded in the southern part of the nearby Swiss canton Ticino. The majority of the species in the investigated sites are known as silvicolous; xerophilous species were mainly found in the xeric grassland site at lower altitude. High species similarities are observed between the forested sites, which also show high species numbers (up to 96 spp. found in the fir forest), lowest similarities are found between the open grassland sites and the forested sites, as well as between the grassland sites themselves.  

scholarly journals Catalogue of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Vorarlberg (Austria)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4783 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-106
Author(s):  
HEINRICH SCHATZ
Keyword(s):  
Rare Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
As Species ◽  
Other Information ◽  
The Alps

A checklist of the oribatid mites from Vorarlberg (Austria) which covers all published records and hitherto unpublished results of additional collecting is presented. Several species are revised, doubtful and erroneous records from previous publications are discussed and corrected. At present a total of 327 described species are known from Vorarlberg, complemented by three subspecific taxa and two undetermined or undescribed species, altogether from 61 families. A total of 96 species (including 3 subspecific taxa) are newly reported from Vorarlberg, among them 16 species are new records for Austria. The compilation includes the occurrence of each species in different vegetation units and habitats of Vorarlberg, their known distribution in Austria and the neighbouring Alps, Switzerland and Southern Germany, as well as their general distribution. Occasional additional remarks give taxonomic and other information. A historical overview of the exploration of the oribatid mites in Vorarlberg is outlined. The general distribution of the oribatid mite fauna of Vorarlberg is analysed. Remarkable results are, among others, the findings of some mostly rare species which were described by Schweizer and Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp from Switzerland as well as species restricted to the Alps, mainly in higher montane regions. 

Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from the Patagonian steppe, Argentina

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4686 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-252
Author(s):  
ROSA M. MANZO ◽  
SUSANA RIZZUTO ◽  
ERICA V. RUIZ ◽  
PABLO A. MARTÍNEZ
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Soil Formation ◽  
Soil Characteristics ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Ecological Role ◽  
Patagonian Steppe ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
Patagonian Forest

Knowledge of the oribatid mite community from Patagonian steppe is scarce compared with other environments, such as the Andean-Patagonian forest. In the present research we identified oribatid mites under different environmental conditions: two Patagonian steppe types (grass and shrub), two soil characteristics (bare and covered soil) and two different seasons (autumn and spring). A total of 42 species/morphospecies were found, 13 were new records for Chubut and one was a new record for Argentina. In view of its ecological role in soil formation, it is fundamental that knowledge about this fauna is enhanced in order to provide baselines for study and to aid further understanding about its ecology. 

New records of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Argentina

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4370 (2) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
E.V. RUIZ ◽  
S. RIZZUTO ◽  
P.A. MARTINEZ
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Taxonomic Diversity ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Tierra Del Fuego

A taxonomic inventory of oribatid mites from lenga forests in Patagonia Argentina was carried out to assess the taxonomic diversity and to increase the knowledge of their distribution. Nine new records of soil oribatid mites from Argentina are reported. Those species were collected in Chubut province and Tierra del Fuego province. The new registered species belong to the genera Lamellozetes, Hermannia (Phyllhermannia), Crotonia, Kokoppia, Acutoppia, Lanceoppia (Baioppia), Loboppia, Membranoppia(Membranoppia) and Graptoppia (Stenoppia). 

scholarly journals New records and diet reconstruction using dental microwear analysis for Neolicaphrium recens Frenguelli, 1921 (Litopterna, Proterotheriidae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Corona ◽  
Martín Ubilla ◽  
Daniel Perea
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Dental Microwear ◽  
Associated Fauna ◽  
Carbon And Oxygen Isotopes ◽  
Diet Reconstruction ◽  
Microwear Analysis ◽  
Forested Areas ◽  
Dental Impression ◽  
Fossil Records ◽  
Trees And Shrubs

Neolicaphrium recens is the only survivor proterotherid in the Quaternary of South America, of which few fossil records from Argentina, Uruguay and probably Brazil are known. In this paper we describe new cranial remains with teeth series of N. recens from Artigas Department, Uruguay (Sopas Formation, Late Pleistocene), and previously published remains were reinterpreted and assigned to N. recens. We performed a dental microwear study of the seven most complete adult specimens from Argentina and Uruguay. The dental facets of interest were molded with silicone dental impression; the moulds were filled with epoxy resin and observed in a stereomicroscope. The paracone of M2 and the protoconid of m2 were photographed and the images digitally processed and studied. The results showed a high relative percentage of pits (scars of soft plants) on scratches (grooved pattern caused by silicophytoliths of grasses), indicating that the analyzed specimens were browsers, and their diet probably included fleshy leaves, buds and stems of trees and shrubs. These new data are consistent with previous results of carbon and oxygen isotopes studies and with inferences based on the associated fauna of N. recens in Uruguay, indicating for the Sopas Formation open to semi open grassland with forested areas, resembling a savanna. This study suggests some woodland environments for all the range of geographical distribution of the taxon.

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