Abstract

ACCATTOLI, Cecilia; SALAZAR MARTINEZ, Ana  and  SCHNACK, Juan A.. New records of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) for Argentina. Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. [online]. 2010, vol.69, n.3-4, pp.293-298. ISSN 0373-5680.

This paper is a contribution to the knowledge of assemblages of oribatid mites in soils of Argentina. The study is based on samples from an urban forest in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires. New records for the country are provided for two genera, one subgenus and seven species. Furthermore, five of the species found are possibly new to science. Eight genera and seven species are incorporated to the record of the Buenos Aires province.

Keywords : Acari; Oribatida; New records; Argentina; Buenos Aires.

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