Dissorhina cretensis n. sp. and some other remarkable oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Crete, Greece

Abstract

Newly collected and identified oribatids from Crete are studied and a list of the hitherto known species is provided. Altogether 37 species are enumerated from several sites of the island, among them 23 newly identified. One species new to science, Dissorhina cretensis n. sp., is described and three known, but rare species – Chamobates dentotutorii Shaldybina, 1969, Ocesobates boedvarssoni (Sellnick, 1974) and Humerobates rostrolamellatus Grandjean, 1936 – are described and/or commented and illustrated.

Keywords

• Acari
• Oribatida
• Crete
• new species