Stigmaeidae is one of the most studied mite families in Acarology, with the number of
described species increasing by 44 percent in the last twenty years. To summarize the …

Terrestrial ecosystems of the long-isolated former Gondwanan landmass of New Zealand
are hotspots of modern global biodiversity, based on the level of endemism and …

Three species of oribatid mites associated with tidal rocks and mangroves were collected on
Waiheke Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. One of the species was a yet undescribed …

This study contributes to the extensive history of research on the family Phytoseiidae in New
Zealand, covering nearly a century. We examined phytoseiid specimens in the major …

Abstract The genus Typhlodromina (Acari: Phytoseiidae) comprises six species worldwide.
Three of them were previously recorded in New Zealand. During our studies of the …

The Arachnida, a class of arthropod animals that includes prominent examples such as
spiders, ticks and scorpions (Figure 10.1), comprises some of the most successful biological …

We classify three New Zealand spiders (Araneae) as Threatened: Maloides cavernicola
(Amaurobiidae) and Zealoctenus cardronaensis (Miturgidae) as Nationally Critical; and …

Trite planiceps Simon, 1899, the black-headed jumping spider, is redescribed and the
distribution and biology of the species is discussed. DNA sequences from the mitochondrial …

The known genetic diversity represented by the New Zealand biota is reviewed and
summarised, largely based on a recently published New Zealand inventory of biodiversity …

Members of Neocypholaelaps are pollenophagous and phoretic on a range of hosts. In New
Zealand, Neocypholaelaps novaehollandiae Evans have been previously collected on …