Abstract
This paper presents a review of 91 ptyctimous oribatid mite species including three Mesoplophoridae, 25 Euphthiracaroidea and 63 of Phthiracaroidea of the Australasian Region. Thirteen species are new for science: Mesoplophora (Mesoplophora) parapulchra n. sp., Apoplophora paraserrata n. sp., Acrotritia paraspiculifera n. sp., Microtritia cristata n. sp., Plonaphacarus vicinus n. sp., Steganacarus (Rhacaplacarus) cucullus n. sp., Austrophthiracarus konwerskii n. sp., Arphthicarus trivestigius n. sp., Notophthiracarus angustus n. sp., Notophthiracarus bloszyki n. sp., Notophthiracarus hallidayi n. sp., Notophthiracarus lewisensis n. sp., Notophthiracarus parausitatus n. sp.. Descriptions of eight known species are also provided with some morphological remarks. New localities have been discovered for 46 species extending their hitherto geographical ranges. Twenty-four species, considered until now as endemics to one locality, are reported from new localities. The greatest number of endemic mites has been found in southern Australia, in particular in the State of Victoria. The present ptyctimous fauna of the Australasian Region comprises now 240 species, including one Protoplophoridae, eight Mesoplophoridae, 49 Euphthiracaroidea and 182 Phthiracaroidea. Almost all genera of the group are reported from this region. The largest number of ptyctimous mite species has been found in Queensland and New South Wales. The highest number of species is found in two Phthiracaroidea genera: Notophthiracarus and Austrophthiracarus. Within the Euphthiracaroidea, the highest number of species has been observed in the genera Oribotritia and Acrotritia.
Highlights
IntroductionPtyctimous oribatid mites are typical soil invertebrates
Ptyctimous oribatid mites are typical soil invertebrates. Their occurrence is trophically related to the presence of organic matter
Ptyctimous mites are common in all land ecosystems throughout the world, their great species diversity has been only recently emphasized
Summary
Ptyctimous oribatid mites are typical soil invertebrates. Their occurrence is trophically related to the presence of organic matter. ISSN 2107-7207 (electronic) spite the recent several papers concerning the occurrence of these mites in the Oriental and Australasian Regions (Niedbała 2000), Pacific Islands (Niedbała 1998a), Hawaiian Islands (Niedbała 1994, 1998b) and Australia (Niedbała 2006, Niedbała and Penttinen 2007, Niedbała 2009a, b, c). This paper provides additional knowledge of the ptyctimous oribatid mite fauna of the Australasian Region. It results from faunitsic surveys carried out in very diverse localities and habitats, Niedbała W
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