Oribatid mites of Daikoku-Jima Island of Hokkaido, northern Japan (Acari:Oribatida)

Abstract

The oribatid mite fauna of Daikoku-Jima Island, northern Japan, was surveyed. Thirty-four families, 45 genera and 56 species of oribatid mites were recorded there. Three of these species, Hafenrefferia gilvipes (C.L. Koch, 1839), Oribella pectinata (Michael, 1885), and Eupelops curtipilus (Berlese, 1916), are newly recorded from Japan.