A new species of Striatoppia (Acari: Oribatida) from the Caucasus region, with remarks on the familial placement of the genus

摘要

A new species of oribatid mite of the genus Striatoppia is described on the basis of adult specimens from natural and urban habitats in Tbilisi, Georgia, the first record of the genus for the western Palaearctic. Based on character states of this species, arguments are presented for Striatoppia being a possible member of the Autognetidae.