title: New species of Atropacarus (Hoplophorella), (Acari, Oribatida, Phthiracaridae) from the Afrotropical region.
abstract: Four new species of the subgenus Hoplophorella are desccribed and identified from the Afrotropical region: Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) curtisetosus sp. nov. from Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) distinctus sp. nov. from Ambohitantely Special Reserve of Madagascar, Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) othneios sp. nov. from Ranomafana National Park of Masagascar, and Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) stenos sp. nov.  from Nguru and Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania. A comparison with the most closely related species of the subgenus Hoplophorella is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Biology, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznaň; Email: wojciech.niedbala@amu.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Niedbała
authors.affiliation: Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Institute of Soil Biology, Na Sádkách 7, CZ-37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; Email: jstary@upb.cas.cz.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Starý
mesh_terms: D000053:Acari / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D008270:Madagascar; D013636:Tanzania