title: New and little known ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from India.
abstract: In 2012, we registered a total of 22 species, 12 genera and five families of ptyctimous mites in India. Three new species, Apoplophora paraspinosa Niedbała sp. nov., Oribotritia duotrisetosa Niedbała sp. nov. and Plonaphacarus kaluzi Niedbała sp. nov., are described. Some remarks on descriptions of Indian Sumatrotritia inusitata Mahunka, 1989, Euphthiracarus meghalayensis Sanyal, 1988, Phthiracarus obscurus Niedbała, 1986 and Hoplophthiracarus concinuus (Niedbała, 1982) are presented. Hoplophthiracarus tropicus Mondal & Kundu, 1988 is recognized as a junior synonym of the species Hoplophthiracarus concinuus.
authors.affiliation: Affiliation: unknown; Email: wojciech.niedbala@amu.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Niedbała
authors.affiliation: Affiliation: unknown; Email: ermilovacari@yandex.ru.
authors.forename: Sergey G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ermilov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003710:Demography; D007194:India; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D012987:Soil; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D012987:Soil