Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) XIV. Phyllocarabodes costaricensis sp. nov. from Costa Rica and Zimbabweae kenyaensis sp. nov. from Kenya

Abstract

Phyllocarabodes costaricensis sp. nov. and Zimbabweae kenyaensis sp. nov. are described using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. For Phyllocarabodes costaricensis sp. nov., a detailed description is provided, along with a discussion on the position of Phyllocarabodes as subgenus within the genus Carabodes. We conclude that Phyllocarabodes, with a series of particular characteristics, is a distinct genus and not a subgenus of Carabodes. The genus Phyllocarabodes is redefined. Zimbabweae kenyaensis sp. nov. is closely related to Zimbabweae pluosiae Fernandez, Theron, Leiva 2016, exhibiting the following distinctive characters: shape of prodorsal zone promontories different; associated structures and trajectory of circumgastric depression dissimilar; pedotectum I, pedotectum II and discidium differ in shape; dissimilar disposition of promontories; differences in ventral and epimeral zones.