title: Hotspots of mite new species discovery: Sarcoptiformes (2013-2015).
abstract: A list of of type localities and depositories of new species of the mite order Sarciptiformes published in two journals (Zootaxa and Systematic & Applied Acarology) during 2013-2015 is presented in this paper, and trends and patterns of new species are summarised. The 242 new species are distributed unevenly among 50 families, with 62% of the total from the top 10 families. Geographically, these species are distributed unevenly among 39 countries. Most new species (72%) are from the top 10 countries, whereas 61% of the countries have only 1-3 new species each.  Four of the top 10 countries are from Asia (Vietnam, China, India and The Philippines).
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. user@example.com.
authors.forename: Guang-Yun
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002965:Classification; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity
keywords: Acari, Sarcoptiformes, new species, distribution, type locality, type depository