Two new species of oribatid mites of the genus Truncozetes (Acari, Oribatida, Epactozetidae) from Ecuador

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Keywords: Oribatid mites · Topics: Study of Mite Species, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Two new oribatid mite species of the genus Truncozetes (Oribatida, Epactozetidae), T. ecuadoriensis sp. n. and T. monodactylus sp. n., are described from the Ecuadorian soils. The morphology of the gnathosoma and the legs is presented in detail for the first time for the species of Truncozetes. An identification key to all known species of the family Epactozetidae is given.

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