New species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of the genera Arcoppia (Oppiidae) and Cavernocepheus (Otocepheidae) from Guatemala

ABSTRACT

The oribatid mite genera Arcoppia (Oppiidae) and Cavernocepheus (Otocepheidae) are recorded for the first time in Guatemala. Two new species—Arcoppia tumulosa sp. nov. and Cavernocepheus longicristatus sp. nov.—are described. Identification keys to the known species of Arcoppia from the Neotropical region and to the known species of Cavernocepheus are provided.

https://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A78CFB6B-8652-4E82-9FB6-6C27CEC2DDA3

KEYWORDS:

• Taxonomy
• morphology
• identification key
• Central America

Acknowledgments

I cordially thank E.E. Lindquist and J.M. Campbell for collecting oribatid mites from Guatemala, W. Knee for facilitating the loan of Guatemalan Acari material from the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Ottawa, Canada, and two anonymous reviewers for valuable comments.

Disclosure statement

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