Ermilov Sergey G, Subías Luis S, Shtanchaeva Umukusum Ya, Friedrich Stefan
Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia. .
Complutense University, Madrid, Spain..
Zootaxa. 2022 Oct 13;5195(4):373-384. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5195.4.4.
The oribatid mite family Sternoppiidae is recorded in Peru for the first time. A new subgenus and three new species of Sternoppia-Sternoppia (Andoppia) subgen. nov., S. (A.) tetratuberculata sp. nov., S. (Sternoppia) chinchaoensis sp. nov., and S. (S.) americaensis sp. nov.-are described, based on materials collected from upper soil and leaf litter in mountain forests in the Andes. Generic diagnosis, identification key, distribution and habitats of representatives of Sternoppia are presented.
甲螨科的Sternoppiidae首次在秘鲁被记录。基于从安第斯山脉山林的上层土壤和落叶层收集的材料，描述了Sternoppia属的一个新亚属和三个新物种——Sternoppia (Andoppia)亚属新种、四瘤S. (A.) tetratuberculata新种、钦乔S. (Sternoppia) chinchaoensis新种和美洲S. (S.) americaensis新种。文中还介绍了Sternoppia属的分类特征、检索表、分布及代表物种的栖息地。
