Uropodina mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from agricultural areas of Ecuador

Abstract

Soil and leaf-litter samples of several agroecosystems (banana, cacao, coffee, and Monterey pine plantations) in Ecuador were investigated regarding soil dwelling Uropodina. Short notes are given on the plantations and on the recorded mite species with description of a species new to science; Clivosurella zicsii sp. nov. Furthermore, diagnosis of the genus Clivosurella Hirschmann, 1979 is presented with a new key to the known species.

Keywords

• Acari
• Uropodina
• new species
• agroecosystems
• Ecuador.