Abstract
We described two new species, Haplozetes paraminimicoma sp. n. and Protoribates ecuadoriensis sp. n. from Ecuador. Additionally, a detailed supplementary description of Trachyoribates (Rostrozetes) glaber (Beck, 1965) is given on the basis of Ecuadorian specimens, which was known previously only from Peru. An annotated checklist of all identified taxa of Haplozetidae from Ecuador is presented.
Highlights
The present study is based on the oribatid mite materials collected from the tropical rain forest soils in Ecuador, between 2008 and 2010
The name of this species was first made available by Beck (1963) as Rostrozetes glaber, but its description was published later (Beck 1965). Judging on his brief description and illustrations, we identified our species as identical with Trachyoribates (Rostrozetes) glaber, known from Ecuador and Peru
Ec-2: Southern Ecuador, 3°58'S, 79°50'W, Estación Científica San Francisco, 2000 m a.s.l., upper organic soil layer in mostly undisturbed rain forest, 01.09.2008 and 01.04.2009, collected by F
Summary
The present study is based on the oribatid mite materials collected from the tropical rain forest soils in Ecuador, between 2008 and 2010. The genus Haplozetes was proposed by Willmann (1935) with Peloribates vindobonensis Willmann, 1935 as the type species. Grandjean (1936) redefined the type species, and ascertained generic status of Haplozetes and proposed the family Haplozetidae. This status has been accepted later by many authors We do not agree with the latter author’s concept, and, consider here Haplozetes as an independent genus. This is one of the smallest genera of oribatid mites and currently comprises only 15 nominal species and one subspecies (Subías 2004, updated 2013)
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