First record of the genus Phauloppia Berlese, 1908 (Acari: Oribatida: Oribatulidae) with description of Phauloppia lucorum (C.L. Koch, 1841) from Korea

Abstract

The specimen was collected from the straw mat cover­ ing the cherry trees in Andong National University, An­ dong, Gyeongsangbuk­do in January, 2012. Oribatid mites were extracted by using a modified-Tullgren fun ­ nel for 72 hrs with 30­watt bulb (Kim and Jung, 2008; Jung et al. , 2010; Kim et al. , 2010; Kim et al. , 2011). The extracted mites were mounted on the slides using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) mounting medium (Downs, 1943; BioQuip, Rancho Dominiquez, CA, USA). Journal Species Research cjung@andong.ac.kr From the soil biodiversity study, we found a species, Phauloppia lucorum (C.L. Koch, 1841) in the family of Oribatulidae (Acari: Oribatida) from the straw mat covering the cherry trees during winter in 2011. This species inhabiting litter and soil of forest, moss and lichens on tree and stones is distributed in the eastern Asia and western and central parts of Europe. In this paper, we illustrate the diagnostic features of a new species with detailed diagrammatic representations and its geographical