Abstract
Three new parakalummid mites of the subgenus Neoribates (Neoribates), N. (N.) parabulanovae sp. n., N. (N.) paramacrosacculatus sp. n. and N. (N.) pararotundus sp. n., are described from Nepalese soils. Neoribates (Neoribates) parabulanovae sp. n. is morphologically most similar to N. (N.) bulanovae Grishina, 2009, N. (N.) rotundus Aoki, 1982 and N. (N.) setiger Balogh & Mahunka, 1978, however, it differs from N. (N.) bulanovae by the body length, body and leg integument, morphology of bothridial setae, absence of aggenital setae, length of interlamellar setae and location of adanal setae ad3; from N. (N.) rotundus by the body size, body integument, morphology of bothridial setae and length of interlamellar setae; from N. (N.) setiger by the body size, number of genital setae and absence of aggenital setae. Neoribates (Neoribates) paramacrosacculatus sp. n. is morphologically most similar to N. (N.) macrosacculatus Aoki, 1966, however, it differs from the latter by the body size, body integument, length and morphology of bothridial setae, number of genital setae, absence of lamellar setae and length of interlamellar setae. Neoribates (Neoribates) pararotundus sp. n. is morphologically most similar to N. (N.) rotundus, however, it differs from the latter by the number of notogastral setal alveoli, body integument and length of interlamellar setae.
Highlights
During a taxonomic survey of Nepalese oribatid mite fauna1 (Acari, Oribatida) we found three new species of the genus Neoribates Berlese, 1914 (subgenus Neoribates (Neoribates) Berlese, 1914)
Earlier the only one species of Neoribates has been found in Nepal (Ermilov and Martens 2014): Neoribates (Neoribates) aurantiacus (Oudemans, 1914)
The collection locality and habitat of the new species are given in the respective "Material examined" sections
Summary
During a taxonomic survey of Nepalese oribatid mite fauna1 (Acari, Oribatida) we found three new species of the genus Neoribates Berlese, 1914 (subgenus Neoribates (Neoribates) Berlese, 1914). Keywords Oribatid mites, new species, Neoribates (Neoribates), Nepal Lengths of body setae were measured in lateral aspect. Lamellar (le, 192–200) and interlamellar (in, 278–287) setae setiform, with short attenuate tip, barbed.
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