The family Carabodidae (Acari, Oribatida) VIII. The genus Machadocepheus (first part) Machadocepheusleoneae sp. n. and Machadocepheusrachii sp. n. from Gabon

Nestor Fernandez; Pieter Theron; Christine Rollard; Sergio Leiva

doi:10.3897/zookeys.456.8570

The family Carabodidae (Acari, Oribatida) VIII. The genus Machadocepheus (first part) Machadocepheusleoneae sp. n. and Machadocepheusrachii sp. n. from Gabon

Zookeys. 2014 Nov 21:(456):1-28. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.456.8570. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Nestor Fernandez¹, Pieter Theron², Christine Rollard³, Sergio Leiva⁴

Affiliations

¹ National Council of Scientific and Technological Research, Argentina (CONICET). Subtropical Biological Institut (IBS). Evolutive Genetic Laboratory FCEQ y N, Misiones National University. Felix de Azara 1552, 6°, (3300) Posadas Misiones Argentina ; Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2520, South Africa.
² Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2520, South Africa.
³ Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département Systématique et Evolution, Unité OSEB, Section Arthropodes, 57 rue Cuvier. 75231, Paris cedex 05. France.
⁴ Fellowship, National Institute Agricultural Technology (INTA). Experimental Rural Agency, Aimogasta. 5310. La Rioja. Argentina.

Abstract

The genus Machadocepheus, being one of the more complex genera of the Carabodidae family, is briefly outlined to demonstrate this complexity. Descriptions of two new species from Gabon, Machadocepheusleoneae sp. n. and Machadocepheusrachii sp. n. are given.

Keywords: Carabodidae; Gabon; Machadocepheusleoneae sp. n.; Machadocepheusrachii sp. n..