Abstract
Five new species of the genus Notophthiracarus are described, identified and figured from sifted soil and leaf litter samples from different parts of Madagascar: N. liratus sp. n., N. lineatus sp. n., N. micidus sp. n., N. obliquus sp. n., and N. quasisimilis sp. n. Comparisons with the most closely related species of the genus are also presented.
Highlights
Madagascar hosts one of the world’s most unusual, endemic, diverse and threatened concentrations of fauna and flora
Madagascar was separated from the African continent 165 million years ago and from the Indian subcontinent 80–100 million years ago (Griveaud & Albignac 1972; Paulian 1972; Goodman & Patterson 1997)
Over 80 % of the island has been stripped of its native vegetation cover
Summary
Madagascar hosts one of the world’s most unusual, endemic, diverse and threatened concentrations of fauna and flora. Paratypes: 3 specimens: Madagascar: Ranomafana National Park, Vatoharanana, 3.x.2012, evergreen rain forest, 21°16'42.2"S 47°26'18.2"E, 1000 m, sifting of forest leaf litter sample, Winkler apparatus extraction, leg.
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