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A checklist of the oribatid mite species (Acari: Oribatida) of Brazil
Zootaxa, 2017A checklist of the oribatid mite species reported in Brazil is presented, including all published records up to 2015. A total of 576 described species in 206 genera and 83 families is presented. Information includes the names by which each species was reported in the Brazilian literature, its general known distribution and by Brazilian States ...
Anibal R, Oliveira +4 more
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Oribatid mites: prospects for their use in ecotoxicology
Experimental & Applied Acarology, 1995Oribatid mites are a group of arthropods that have had remarkable evolutionary success with regard to species richness, variety of habitats colonized, life-cycle variation and reporductive patterns. The aim of this paper is to review some of the important features of Oribatida in relation to the possible use of these animals in ecotoxicological ...
Philippe Lebrun, Nico M. van Straalen
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Biogeography of oribatid mites (Acari)
Soil is a complex micro-landscape that provides a multitude of unique habitats supporting soil-dwelling life-forms. Though, over the past decades, there has been an increasing awareness of the importance of soil biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions, however, soil biodiversity is still a “mysterious black box” waitting for ecologist to find ...Pan, Xue +5 more
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The saltatory capacity of an oribatid mite
1991Since the first description of the oribatid genus, Zetorchestes (Berlese, 1883), it has been known that its members are able to jump. Hitherto, however, the jumping ability of these mites with a length of about 0.5 mm has not been investigated. The present chapter refers to laboratory experiments using Z.
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CHECKLIST OF ORIBATID MITES (ACARI: ORIBATIDA) FROM MEXICO
ZootaxaThe Checklist of Oribatida from Mexico includes all known records to date, resulting in 768 species included in 378 genera from 117 families and 43 superfamilies. Records of nine fossil species from Lower Miocene amber (23 Ma) from Chiapas are included.
HAROL REVELO-TOBAR +3 more
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Oribatid mites of the Galápagos Islands
1999The results from investigations on oribatid mites of the Galapagos archipelago during 10 years are presented. Samples were taken on all larger and most smaller islands of the archipelago, as well as in all vegetation zones and some special habitats such as grass or cactus litter and fumaroles.
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What is a truly marine oribatid mite?
Systematic and Applied AcarologyN ...
David J. Marshall, Serban Proches
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