Javanese species of the mite genus Macrocheles (Arachnida: Acari: Gamasina: Macrochelidae).
Twelve mite species of the genus Macrocheles (Acari: Macrochelidae) were collected from the body surface of dung beetles in Java, Indonesia. Of these, three species, i.e., Macrocheles jabarensis, M. jonggolensis, and M. sukabumiensis, were described as new to science. Female of M. dispar was redescribed. Two species, i.e., M. baliensis and M. sukaramiensis, were recorded from Java for the first time. The occurrence of five species previously recorded from Java, i.e., M. hallidayi, M. kraepelini, M. limue, M. oigru, and M. merdarius, were reconfirmed. Taxonomic status of M. sp. aff. glaber was not settled in the present study, because we could not obtain the male and immatures which are indispensable for exact identification. In total 15 species of the genus Macrocheles, including 3 species already recorded but not collected in this research (M. crispa, M. krantzi, and M. subbadius), are known from Java up to date.
Zoology Division (Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense), Research Center for Biology-LIPI, JI. Raya Jakarta Bogor, Km. 46, Cibinong 16911, Indonesia.
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D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D007214:Indonesia; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013045:Species Specificity