Two new species of Caeculisoma (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) from Madagascar

Abstract

Two new species of Caeculisoma are described and illustrated/photographed based on post-larval instars from Madagascar. Caeculisoma banari n. sp. has two different types of setae on dorsal idiosoma whereas C. madagascarensis n. sp. has one type of dorsal idiosomal setae but two different sizes. Details of different characters are presented in photographs and tables.