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First investigation on oribatid fauna (Acari, Oribatida) of bird nests in China, with description of a new species of the genus Plonaphacarus (Steganacaridae)

Journal

SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 9, Pages 1723-1733

Publisher

SYSTEMATIC & APPLIED ACAROLOGY SOC LONDON, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
DOI: 10.11158/saa.27.9.3

Keywords

ptyctimous mites; morphology; taxonomy; bird nest; Oriental region

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Funding

  1. Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [U20A2083]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [32170467]
  3. National Science & Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China [2018FY100300]
  4. Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS [2016209]
  5. Funds for The Young Scientists Group of IGA, CAS [DLSXZ1601]
  6. Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [20160704]
  7. Funds for The Excellent Youth Scholars of NEIGAE, CAS [DLSYQ2012004]
  8. Scientific and Technological Developing Scheme of Jilin Province [20130206073]

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In this study, the investigation on oribatid fauna of bird nests is carried out for the first time in China. A total of eight taxa, including a new species and a species recorded in China for the first time, are reported. Additionally, a key to all known species of a genus is provided.
In this study, the investigation on oribatid fauna of bird nests is carried out for the first time in China. All oribatid mite material (Acari, Oribatida) were collected from artificial bird nests on the campus of the Nanchang Hangkong University. A list of identified taxa, including seven species and one subspecies from seven genera and seven families, is presented. Of these, one species, Nanhermannia himalayensis Chakrabarti & Raychaudhuri, 1978, is recorded in China for the first time. A new species of the genus Plonaphacarus is described, namely P. nanchangensis sp. nov., which is distinguished from all species of the genus by the presence of four dorsal cristae and short lateral carinae on prodorsum, interlamellar and c(1), c(2), c(3) setae robust and obtuse distally, and setae d on femora I bifurcate. In addition, a key to all known species of Plonaphacarus from China is provided.

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