Two new species of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) Haplozetes Longisacculus and Scutovertex Armazi from Georgia

Abstract

Two new species of oribatid mite, one each from the genera Haplozetes and Scutovertex, are described based on adult specimens. The H. longisacculus n. sp. specimens were found in manganese mining areas of Chiatura region (Western Georgia) and one individual of S. armazi n. sp. was found in open arid woodlands in Mtskheta surroundings (Eastern Georgia). Systematic placement of H. longisacculus n. sp. is discussed and the main characters of similar Scutovertex species are compared.