FAUNISTIC AND TAXONOMIC DATA ON ORIBATID MITES (ACARI, ORIBATIDA) FROM CENTRAL ETHIOPIA
Journal:
2024. 32 (1)Authors:
Sergey G. Ermilov, Leonid B. RybalovAbout authors:
Sergey G. Ermilov, e-mailX-BIO Institute, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
Leonid B. Rybalov, Institute of Ecological and Evolutionary Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117071, Russia
Acknowledgments:
We thank Dr. Andrei Tanasevitch for sampling assistance and Dr. Gezahegn Degefe for supporting our field studies and organizing laboratory work. The work was performed within the framework of the Joint Russian–Ethiopian Biological Expedition, financially supported by the Russian Academy of Sciences. The collection of materials was conducted under the Agreement between the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology (Ministry of Innovation and Technology) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (17 Dec. 2020–present).
Annotation:
Faunistic data on oribatid mites (Oribatida) from the vicinities of the towns of Debre Sina, Ginchi and Sebeta (Central Ethiopia) are presented; a list of 58 species, belonging to 40 genera and 28 families, is provided. One new species—Metabelba (Pateribelba) ginchiensis Ermilov sp. n. (Damaeidae)—is described.
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