A new species of Corynoppia (Acari, Oribatida, Oppiidae) from Biscay (the Basque Country, Northern Spain)

Abstract

A new oribatid mite belonging to the family Oppiidae is described from the province of Biscay in the Basque Country, Northern Spain. We propose the name Corynoppia papillisetigera for it, whose shape and size of setae ta (C2) bearing papillae is the main and distinctive feature to separate it from allied species, such as Corynoppia foliatoides Subías et Rodríguez, 1986. For the moment it has been found in a coastal meadow and eucaliptus, evergreen-oak, and pine forests.