Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from the Patagonian steppe, Argentina
Author
Manzo, Rosa M.
Author
Rizzuto, Susana
Author
MartÃnez, Pablo A.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-10-15
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4686.2.4
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Lanceoppia (Baioppia)
Luxton, 1985
Lanceoppia (Baioppia) moritzi
Hammer, 1968
Material examined: Alto Rio Senguer:
Mulinum spinosun
(6). The species was only recorded under shrub steppe. Records in
Argentina
: first record (
Chubut province
).
Comments: the species was originally described in
New Zealand
as
Lanceoppia moritzi
by Hammer (1968), who found four specimens under wet moss in a
Nothofagus
forest. It is the first record for
Argentina
.