FAUNISTIC AND TAXONOMIC DATA ON ORIBATID MITES (ACARI: ORIBATIDA) OF TAIWAN, WITH AN IDENTIFICATION KEY TO KNOWN SPECIES OF PERGALUMNA FROM THE ORIENTAL REGION

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X-BIO Institute, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia

Senckenberg Research Institute, Arachnology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Annotation:

This study is based on oribatid mite materials collected from forest litter in Taiwan. In particular, in the course of our study, we recorded 10 species from 10 genera and eight families. Of these, two species (Scheloribates guhitanus, Setogalumna luzonica) have been recorded for the first time from Taiwan. Additionally, a supplementary description of Pergalumna kunsti is presented based on specimens from Taiwan. An identification key to the known species of Pergalumna from the Oriental region is presented.

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2023-31-2-175-184

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