Two new species of oribatids (Acari: Oribatida: Astegestidae, Lohmanniidae) and additional records of soil-inhabiting mites from Polillo Island, Philippines
2009
Corpuz-Raros, L.A., Philippines Univ. Los Baños, College, Laguna (Philippines). Pest Biology and Biodiversity Div. | Lit, I.L. Jr., Philippines Univ. Los Baños, College, Laguna (Philippines). Environmental Biology Div.
Three species of Phytoseiidae (Gamasida) and 15 species of Oribatida belonging to 9 families, are added to the list of soil-inhabiting mites known from Polillo Island, Philippines. The oribatids include 2 new species, Meristacarus gapudi (Lohmanniidae) and Sulcoribula filipina (Astegestidae), which are described as new to science. The latter species is the second known in its genus worldwide.
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