ABSTRACT Tropical forest canopies are home to an extremely high diversity of arthropods, but their diversity, abundance, and community structures remain incomplete. Three species of oribatid mites from the crown leaves petioles of Light Red Meranti (Shorea quadrinervis Sloot), a tree species that is endemic to Borneo Island, are reported in the present study. A new species of Birobates (Oripodidae) is proposed, with a diagnostic key to adults of all known species of the genus worldwide. Dometorina plantivaga (Berlese, 1895) (Scheloribatidae) and Paralamellobates misella (Berlese, 1910) (Punctoribatidae) are reported for the first time from Borneo, and supplementary descriptions of those species are provided. Aspects of the distribution and habitat ecology of each species reported are discussed. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D4F7B041-C1E3-4B00-A8E7-305438AF320B

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从婆罗洲热带雨林的高树冠中发现多孔螨（Acari：Oribatida）的新发现

摘要热带森林冠层是高度多样性节肢动物的家园，但它们的多样性、丰度和群落结构仍然不完整。本研究报告了三种来自树冠的 oribatid 螨类，它们是婆罗洲岛特有的树种 Light Red Meranti (Shorea quadrinervis Sloot) 的叶柄。提出了一种新的 Birobates (Oripodidae) 物种，对全世界所有已知物种的成虫具有诊断关键。Dometorina plantivaga (Berlese, 1895) (Scheloribatidae) 和 Paralamellobates misella (Berlese, 1910) (Punctoribatidae) 首次从婆罗洲报道，并提供了对这些物种的补充描述。讨论了所报告的每个物种的分布和栖息地生态学方面。http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub: