ABSTRACT

The present study is based on oribatid mite material collected from soil and nests of the termite, Trinervitermes trinervoides of the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa. A list of identified taxa, including 49 species, belonging to 41 genera and 24 families, is presented; of these, 13 species, eight genera and two families are found in South Africa for the first time. The faunistic comparison of mites from soil and termite nests showed higher abundance and species richness in soil than in the nests. Soil samples contain dominant species Oppiella nova, Tectocepheus velatus sarekensis, Africoribates pilosus, Afroleius lucidus and Scheloribates elsi versus Ausoribula bloemfonteinensis and Coetzeella navalensis in termite nests. One new species, Urubambates ueckermanni sp. nov. (Scheloribatidae) is described as differing from all known species of the genus by the presence of monodactylous legs.

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:48FD196B-5FED-43AC-AB1E-1F3A3E0C2C78

摘要

本研究是基于从土壤和白蚁巢收集oribatid螨材料，Trinervitermes trinervoides金门高地国家公园在南非。列出了已识别的分类单元清单，包括49种，属于41属和24个科。其中，南非首次发现13种，8属和2个科。土壤巢和白蚁巢中螨的功能性比较显示，土壤中的蚁巢比其巢中的丰度和物种丰富度更高。土壤样品中含有的优势种Oppiella新星，Tectocepheus velatus sarekensis，Africoribates曲菌，Afroleius lucidus和Scheloribates ELSI与Ausoribula bloemfonteinensis和在白蚁巢内的海军小Coetzeella。一种新种，Urubambates ueckermanni sp。年11月。（Scheloribatidae）（Scheloribatidae）被描述为由于存在单指腿而不同于该属的所有已知物种。

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:48FD196B-5FED-43AC-AB1E-1F3A3E0C2C78