First Records Of Lohmanniidae (Acari: Oribatida) From The Bermuda Islands Author Schatz, H. Author Schuster, R. text Acarologia 2012 2012-06-27 52 3 247 257 http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20122064 journal article 10.1051/acarologia/20122064 2107-7207 5402933 Meristacarus porcula Grandjean, 1934 Grandjean 1934: 35 , f. 7-10; Balogh and Balogh 1987: 340 , pl. 22D; 1988: 56, pl. 37C; 2002a: 69; 2002b: pl. 122:9; Schatz 1994b: 278 . Dimensions: adult (n=1) 930 x 580 µm. Surface finely punctate. Sensillus with 16-18 short branches. Transverse bands on notogaster hardly visible, but corresponding to the speciesspecific pattern ( Grandjean 1934 ). Notogastral setae long, c1 205 µm, not reaching the lateral margin of notogaster, c3 , ps1 240 µm. Remarks: The single specimen found in Bermuda corresponds to the original description ( Grandjean 1934 ) and to the specimens found in Galapagos and Central America ( Schatz 1994b ) in most respects and are considered conspecific. The body size of the Bermuda specimen is slightly smaller than the population from the Galapagos Islands (length 1020 – 1070 µm) and from Cocos Island (990 – 1065 µm). Grandjean (1934) reports a length of 950 – 1030 µm; Balogh and Balogh (1987) of 940 – 1090 µm. Record from Bermuda : BE 310: 1 adult . General distribution: Numerous reports from Central and South America: Panama , Guatemala , Martinique , Costa Rica : Cocos Island, Ecuador : Galapagos Islands ( Schatz 1994b ), Eastern Peru ( Grandjean 1934 , Balogh 1962 ); Africa: Ghana ( Wallwork 1962 ); Philippines ( Corpuz-Raros 1979 ). A widely distributed cirumtropical species, primarily litter inhabiting, in grasslands, plantations and secondary forests ( Corpuz-Raros 1979 ), also in the littoral zone ( Schatz 1994b ); first record for Bermuda .