Macrochelid mites (Acari: Gamasina: Macrochelidae) in the Philippines

Abstract

Twenty one species of macrochelid mites belonging to the genera Glyptholaspis, Holo-staspella, and Macrocheles, were collected in the Philippines. Of these, 3 species were described as new to science, and 9 species were recorded from the Philippines for the first time. In total 23 species are known from the Philippines to date, including Holostaspella stenaspis Krantz, 1967 and Glyptholaspis cariasoi De Jesus and Rueda, 1990, which were not collected in this research.