Oribatid Mites (Acari: Oribatida) From Venezuela, I. Microzetid Species Author Mahunka, S. text Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 2005 51 4 287 311 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.12586208 2064-2474 12586208 Berlesezetes auxiliaris ( GRANDJEAN , 1936) Examined material: Venezuela , Estado Mérida . Secondary mesic forest N of Mérida town, on the ridge above the district of Santa Maria Norte , at 1,800 m . alt. Litter. March 27, 1997 . Coll. S. & T . PÓCS (No. 9741) . The series of specimens found in Venezuela this time are nearly identical with the ones that GRANDJEAN described and drew. The only difference is that the striped fore-and-aft sculpture on the ventral side is quite faint on the animals collected this time compared to the drawings. Also, in the epimeral region there are a lot less lines on the newly acquired animals. However, these differences could be attributed to imperfect drawings. Many authors believe in this species circumtropical distribution. I was fortunate that this time I had the chance to analyze not only Venezuelan specimens but paratypes (there are two specimens in the HNHM’s collection) of the Berlesezetes africanus ( BALOGH , 1958) species and another, possibly new species from Africa. These species are different from the ones from Venezuela , therefore data that points to their circumtropical trait is questionable .