Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from a bamboo forest of the Dhati Walal national park, Ethiopia, with descriptions of two new species

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Abstract

The present study is based on oribatid mite material collected from bamboo forest litter in the Dhati Walal National Park, western Ethiopia. A list of 27 species belonging to 20 genera and 13 families is presented. Two new species are described: Corynoppia dhatiensis Ermilov sp. n. (Oppiidae) and Galumna (Galumna) wollegaensis Ermilov sp. n. (Galumnidae).

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S. G. Ermilov

University of Tyumen

Email: ermilovacari@yandex.ru
Tyumen, 625003 Russia

L. B. Rybalov

Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences

Author for correspondence.
Email: lrybalov52@mail.ru
Moscow, 119071 Russia

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