title: Two new species of Digamasellidae from Taiwan (Acari: Mesostigmata).
abstract: This paper reports the occurrence of two new species of Digamasellidae from Taiwan, Dendroseius vulgaris n. sp. and Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) linjianzheni n. sp. Dendroseius vulgaris is described based on the morphology of adult females, adult males and deutonymph, and D. linjianzheni is based on the morphology of adult females and males. This is the first report on the mite species of Digamasellidae from Taiwan.
authors.affiliation: Chinese Base for Control and Prevention of Plague and Brucellosis, Baicheng, Jilin, China.; Email: lmmabc@msn.com.
authors.forename: Li-Ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Retired scholar, Taiwan.; Email: mtho2005@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Chyi-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung County 41349, Taiwan.; Email: scwang1@cyut.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Shun-Cheng
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000053:Acari / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012987:Soil; D013045:Species Specificity; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D012987:Soil