Camerobiid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathina: Camerobiidae) inhabiting epiphytic bromeliads and soil litter of tropical dry forest with analysis of setal homology in the genus Neophyllobius

• Published in: European journal of taxonomy no. 202
• Main Authors: Paredes-León, Ricardo, Corona-López, Angélica María, Flores-Palacios, Alejandro, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 02.06.2016
• Subjects: Acari; chaetotaxy; Mexico; predator; Prostigmata; Tillandsia spp; tree canopy

A survey of the camerobiid mites living on epiphytic bromeliads and the forest floor of a Mexican tropical dry forest was carried out. We found three new species of the genus Neophyllobius, which are described in this paper; the first two, namely N. cibyci sp. nov. and N. tepoztlanensis sp. nov., we...