Abstract
Neopilizetes is a genus of the oribatid mite family Galumnidae that was first characterized by having well-developed setae, a dorsosejugal suture, and raised striae on the prodorsum and notogaster. It was proposed to accommodate Pilizetes neotropicus Balogh Mahunka 1978 from Brazil-the only supposed Pilizetes species known outside the Ethiopian Region-and it has remained monotypic. We found adults of N. neotropicus and four related species in soil-litter interface samples of a single cacao plantation in Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. Herein we: redescribe N. neotropicus; describe Neopilizetes thoracicus n. sp., Neopilizetes tigris n. sp., Neopilizetes triumnasus n. sp. and Neopilizetes unumnasus n. sp., and use this information to develop a new concept and expanded diagnosis of Neopilizetes. A key to the five species is provided, and we offer reasons for rejecting the classification of Neopilizetes as a subgenus of Pilizetes.
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