Checklist of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of New Zealand with descriptions of three new species

Abstract

An annotated checklist of ptyctimous mites of New Zealand is provided; it includes 74 species, 12 genera and four families. Two new species, Austrophthiracarus parapulchellus Niedbała n. sp. and Notophthiracarus minorae Niedbała n. sp., are described from litter in Pinus radiata plantation of the North Island, and one new species, Notophthiracarus otagoensis Niedbała n. sp. is described from soil and debris under Dracophyllum muscoides cushions of the South Island.