A new species of Carabodes (Klapperiches) (Acari, Oribatida, Carabodidae) from Malawi, with a key to known species of the subgenus from the Afrotropical region

Ermilov, Sergey G. and Kontschán, Jenő (2022) A new species of Carabodes (Klapperiches) (Acari, Oribatida, Carabodidae) from Malawi, with a key to known species of the subgenus from the Afrotropical region. PERSIAN JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, 11 (3). pp. 387-395. ISSN 2251-8169

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Abstract

The family Carabodidae (Oribatida) is recorded in Malawi for the first time. A new species of the subgenus Carabodes (Klapperiches) is described from sifted litter in a highland forest of Central Malawi. Carabodes (Klapperiches) dedzaensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from the related species C. (K.) coronatus Mahunka, 1986 by the larger body size, longer and fusiform bothridial seta, flexible interlamellar seta, longer lamellar cusp, and the absence of foveolae on genital and anal plates. An identification key to known species of Carabodes (Klapperiches) from the Afrotropical region is provided.

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