Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (1), pp. 5-15, 2003
Title: Redefinition of Pelopsis (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae), with description of Pelopsis baloghi sp. n. from Costa Rica
Authors: Behan-Pelletier, V. M. and Eamer, B.
Authors' address:
Biodiversity Section, ECORC, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Abstract: The oribatid mite genus Pelopsis, found in forest litter and swamp habitats in the Americas is redefined. Current information indicates that Pelopsis is most closely related to Minunthozetes, Punctoribates and Zachvatkinibates in the mycobatid subfamily Minunthozetinae. A new species, P. baloghi, is proposed, based on material from swamp vegetation in lowland tropical rainforest of Costa Rica.
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (1), pp. 17-23, 2003
Title:
Baloghoizetes gen. n. and two new species from Kenya (Acari: Oribatida)
Author:
S. Mahunka
Author's address:
Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum and Abstract:
Two new oribatid species are described from soil of rain forests in
the Shimba Hills National Park (Kenya). One of them represents a new
genus (Baloghoizetes pluritrichosus gen. et sp. n.) belonging
to the family Microzetidae; the other (Pilobatella baloghi
sp. n.) belongs to the family Haplozetidae.
Key words:
Key words: Acari, Oribatida, Microzetidae, Haplozetidae, new taxa, Kenya
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 48 (Suppl. 2), pp. 25-42,
2003
Title:
Nothrolohmannia baloghi sp. n. (Acari: Oribatida), from rainforest
in Papua New Guinea, and reevaluation of Nothrolohmanniidae
Author:
R. A. Norton
Author's address:
State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and
Forestry, Syracuse, New York, USA 13210, E-mail: ranorton@esf.edu
Abstract:
Nothrolohmannia is a genus of oribatid mites that is endemic
to Papua New Guinea (PNG). It has remained monotypic (type species:
N. calcarata, from eastern PNG) since its proposal and its
monobasic family, Nothrolohmanniidae, has been moved to various superfamilies
as ideas about relationships changed. A second species, distinguishable
by smaller adult size, proportionally smaller setae, and other details,
has been collected from rainforest leaf litter in western PNG and
is described below as N. baloghi sp. n. Nothrolohmannia
is considered the sister-genus of Malacoangelia, which is
an unquestioned member of the enarthronote family Hypochthoniidae.
Nothrolohmanniidae is therefore reduced to subfamily rank, and expanded
in scope to include the latter genus. New diagnoses are presented
for Hypochthoniinae, Nothrolohmanninae, Malacoangelia and
Nothrolohmannia.
Key words:
Key words: oribatid mite, Hypochthoniidae, Enarthronota, rainforests
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (1), pp. 43-60,
2003
Title:
New species of Aculodes (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from grasses in Poland
Author:
A. Skoracka
Author's address:
Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Institute of Environmental
Biology, A. Mickiewicz University, Szamarzewskiego 91 A, 60-569 Poznan,
Poland, E-mail: skoracka@main.amu.edu.pl
Abstract:
Two new species of eriophyoid mites associated with grasses in Poland
are described and illustrated. Aculodes calamaabitus was found
in rows of leaves of Calamagrostis epigeios, and A. capillarisi
was found as vagrant on Agrostis capillaris.
Key words:
Key words: Acari, Eriophyoidea, grasses, new species
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (1), pp. 61-69,
2003
Title:
New species of Agorius Thorell, 1877 (Araneae: Salticidae) from New Guinea
Author:
T. Szûts
Author's address:
Systematic Zoology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
Postal address: Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum,
H-1088, Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary, E-mail: tszuts@zoo.zoo.nhmus.hu
Abstract:
Agorius baloghi sp. n. is described from Papua New Guinea and
New Britain. This is also the first record of the genus from the region.
The occurrence of A. baloghi in New Britain is the eastern-
and southernmost record of the genus. With 14 original drawings.
Key words:
Key words: Salticidae, Agorius, new species, Papua New Guinea,
New Britain
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (1), pp. 71-85,
2003
Title:
New Oriental species and records of Sphaerocerinae and Copromyzinae
(Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)
Author:
L. Papp
Author's address:
Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum Abstract:
Two new species of the genus Ischiolepta - I. baloghi
sp. n. from India and I. peregovitsi sp. n. from Nepal; one
new species each of Crumomyia (C. topali sp. n. from
India) and Norrbomia (N. nepalensis sp. n. from Nepal);
and a new subspecies of Metaborborus flavior (Vanschuytbroeck),
M. f. orientalis ssp. n. from Nepal, are described. Several
other species of the two subfamilies are reported from the Oriental
region (Nepal, India, Thailand and Taiwan). With 28 original figures.
Key words:
Key words: Sphaeroceridae, Sphaerocerinae, Copromyzinae, new species,
taxonomy, Oriental Region