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Six new species of ptyctimous mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Madagascar
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Edité par CCSD ; Acarologia -
International audience. Six new species of ptyctimous oribatid mites from Madagascar are described and illustrated: Oribotritia perpusilla n. sp.. and Phthiracarus ranomafanensis n. sp. from Ranomafana National Park; Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) paranetron n. sp. and Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) parastenos n. sp. both from Montagne d’Ambre National Park; Phthiracarus paracrispus n. sp. from Ankarafantsika National Park; Notophthiracarus medius n. sp. from Andasibe – Mantadia National Park. A comparison with the most closely related species is also presented.