New records of mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae) from Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, with a description of Erythraeus (Erythraeus) albanicus sp. nov.

Abstract

Erythraeus (Erythraeus) albanicus sp. nov. is described from Albania and belongs to the group of species having the basifemoral setal formula 3-3-3. Leptus (Leptus) josifovi is new to the fauna of Albania and Montenegro, Hauptmannia kotorensis is new to the fauna of Albania, H. stanislavae, Abrolophus quisquiliarus, Balaustium nikae, Erythraeus (Zaracarus) budapestensis and Charletonia cardinalis are new to the fauna of Serbia and Allothrombium meridionale is new to the fauna of Macedonia. New records are given for A. fuliginosum from Macedonia and Serbia.