taxonID	type	description	language	source
2C4E87BA785A8943FC61FA3EFEE8F843.taxon	description	Figs 1 - 11	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785A8943FC61FA3EFEE8F843.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: MHNG, sample SBH- 96 / 19; female; Hong Kong (New Territories), Tai Mo Shan Country Park, barrier ravine, petits îlots de forêt, prélèvement de sol entre les racines de Machilus sp. (Lauraceae), 750 m; 9. XII. 1996; leg. B. Hauser (extraction par appareil Berlese à Genève). Paratypes: MHNG; 1 female, 5 males; same data as for holotype.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785A8943FC61FA3EFEE8F843.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Genital shield subtriangular and its surface with oval pits. Setae V 7 and V 8 smooth and needlelike, situated near end of pedofossae IV. Setae on dorsal side of body smooth. The new species differs from the other known Angulobaloghia species by the shape (subtriangular and with wide basis) and pit-like ornamentation of the genital shield in females and by the central position of setae V 6 in both sexes.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785A8943FC61FA3EFEE8F843.taxon	description	Description of female: Length of idiosoma 370 - 380 μm, width 340 - 350 μm (n = 2). Shape circular, posterior margin rounded, color reddish brown. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 1): Marginal and dorsal shields fused. Dorsal setae basally curved, margins smooth (about 17 - 23 μm long) (Figs 2 - 3). Surface with small oval pits (Figs 2 - 3). Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4): Sternal and ventral shields without sculptural pattern, but a linguliform, shallow depression present near setae St 1. All sternal setae smooth, needle-like and short (about 5 - 6 μm long), St 1 situated at level of central region of coxae II, St 2 at level of posterior margin of coxae II, St 3 at level of posterior margin of coxae III, St 4 at level of anterior margins of coxae IV, St 5 situated at level of pedofossae IV. Ventral setae smooth and needle-like. V 2 about 6 - 7 μm long, situated near basal line of genital shield. V 7 and V 8 about 15 - 17 μm long, situated near end of pedofossae IV. Setae ad similar in shape and length to V 2 setae, situated laterally to anal opening. V 6 setae absent. One pair of lyrifissures situated anterior to St 1, one pair near St 4, and two pairs of other sensory organs plus one pair of lyrifissures near V 7 and V 8. Stigmata situated between coxae II and III. Peritremes hook-shaped. Genital shield long and subtriangular, its surface with oval pits and its apical margin rounded. Base of tritosternum narrow, vaselike, tritosternal laciniae smooth, subdivided into three smooth branches in its distal half (Fig. 6). Pedofossae deep, their surface smooth, separated furrows for tarsi IV present. Gnathosoma (Fig. 6): Corniculi horn-like, internal malae smooth and longer than corniculi. Hypostomal setae as follows: h 1 long (about 22 - 23 μm), smooth and needlelike, h 2 and h 3 short (about 6 - 7 μm), smooth and needlelike, h 4 marginally serrate and short (about 5 - 6 μm). Apical part of epistome marginally pilose. Palp with smooth setae. Chelicerae not clearly visible. Legs (Figs 7 - 10). All legs with ambulacral claws and smooth and needle-like setae.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785A8943FC61FA3EFEE8F843.taxon	description	Description of male: Length of idiosoma 370 - 410 μm, width 340 - 370 μm (n = 5). Dorsal idiosoma: Ornamentation and chaetotaxy of dorsal shield as for female. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 11): Four pairs of sternal setae situated anterior and one pair posterior to genital shield, these setae smooth, needle-like and about 8 - 10 μm long (except St 3 being about 14 μm). St 1 situated near anterior margin of sternal shield, St 2 at level of posterior margin of coxae II, St 3 at level of posterior margin of coxae III, St 4 near anterior margin of genital shield, St 5 near posterior margin of genital shield. One pair of lyrifissures situated near St 1 and one pair near St 4. Surface of sternal shield with numerous oval pits anterior to genital shield. Surface of ventral shield, and shape and size of ventral setae as in female. Genital shield oval and situated between coxae IV. Larva and nymphs unknown.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785A8943FC61FA3EFEE8F843.taxon	etymology	Etymology: I dedicate the new species to my colleague and dear friend, to Dr. Josef Starý (Biology Centre AS CR, Institute of Soil Biology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic).	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA78598945FCE8FB5BFB19FD6F.taxon	description	Figs 12 - 20	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA78598945FCE8FB5BFB19FD6F.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: MHNG, sample SBH- 96 / 19; female; Hong Kong (New Territories), Tai Mo Shan Country Park, barrier ravine, petits îlots de forêt, prélèvement de sol entre les racines de Machilus sp. (Lauraceae), 750 m; 9. XII. 1996; leg. B. Hauser (extraction par appareil Berlese à Genève). Paratypes: MHNG; 6 females, 5 males; same data as for holotype.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA78598945FCE8FB5BFB19FD6F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Genital shield linguliform and its surface with irregular pits. Setae V 6 and V 8 shorter than V 2 and V 7. Dorsal setae on caudal area wide and marginally pilose. Setae St 1 very short, similar in shape and length to St 4. Rotundabaloghia (Rotundabaloghia) hongkongensis sp. nov. has three pairs of short setae (St 1, V 2 and V 6) on the ventral part of its body, which is a unique character within the subgenus Rotundabaloghia (Rotundabaloghia) Hirschmann, 1975 a.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA78598945FCE8FB5BFB19FD6F.taxon	description	Description of female: Length of idiosoma 370 - 380 μm, width 340 - 350 μm (n = 2). Shape of idiosoma circular, posterior margin rounded, color reddish brown. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 12): Marginal and dorsal shields fused. Three pairs of setae in row j short, smooth and needle-like (about 12 - 13 μm), other setae on dorsal idiosoma slightly pilose (Fig. 13) (about 27 - 30 μm), setae in caudal area of dorsal part wide and spatuliform (about 30 - 31 μm). Dorsal idiosoma with oval pits (Fig. 13). Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 14): Sternal and ventral shields with some oval pits. Setae St 1 smooth, short (about 8 μm) and needle-like, situated near anterior margin of sternal shield, St 2 smooth and long (about 29 μm), situated at level of posterior margin of coxae II, St 3 smooth and long (about 31 μm), at level of central area of coxae III, St 4 similar in shape and length to St 1, at level of anterior margins of coxae IV. St 5 absent. Ventral setae smooth and needle-like. V 2 and V 6 situated near posterior margin of coxae IV, V 2 long (about 44 - 46 μm), V 6 short (about 13 - 14 μm). V 8 short (about 14 - 15 μm) and situated near end of pedofossae IV. V 7 long (about 35 - 37 μm) and situated between V 8 and ad. Setae ad similar in shape and length to V 6, lateral to anal opening. Stigmata situated between coxae II and III. Peritremes hook-shaped. Genital shield long and linguliform, surface with irregular pits, its apical margin rounded. Base of tritosternum narrow, tritosternal laciniae smooth, subdivided into three smooth branches (Fig. 15). Pedofossae deep, their surface smooth, separated furrows for tarsi IV present. Gnathosoma (Fig. 15): Corniculi horn-like, internal malae longer than corniculi and smooth. Labrum apically pilose. Hypostomal setae as follows: h 1 long (about 27 μm), smooth and needle-like, h 2 (about 13 μm), h 3 and h 4 short (about 6 - 7 μm), smooth and needle-like. Apical part of epistome slightly pilose. Palp with smooth setae except for one slightly serrate seta on palp trochanter. Chelicerae not clearly visible. Legs (Figs 17 - 20). All legs with ambulacral claws and smooth and needle-like setae, tarsi III and IV with more robust setae than other articles. Description of male: Length of idiosoma 370 - 410 μm, width 340 - 370 μm (n = 5). Dorsal idiosoma: Ornamentation and chaetotaxy of dorsal shield as for female. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 16): Four pairs of sternal setae situated anterior to genital shield, these setae smooth, needle-like. St 1, St 4 and St 5 short (about 7 - 9 μm), St 2 and St 3 long (about 29 - 30 μm). St 1 situated near anterior margin of sternal shield, St 2 situated at level of posterior margin of coxae II, St 3 at level of central area of coxae III, near anterior margin of genital shield, St 5 near lateral margin of genital shield. Surface of sternal shield with numerous oval pits. Surface of ventral shield, and shape and size of ventral setae as in female. Genital shield circular and situated between coxae IV. Larva and nymphs unknown.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA78598945FCE8FB5BFB19FD6F.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The name of the new species refers to the city (Hong Kong) where it was collected.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785F8946FCEFFCAFFC99F8B6.taxon	description	Figs 21 - 29	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785F8946FCEFFCAFFC99F8B6.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: MHNG, sample SBH- 96 / 19; female; Hong Kong (New Territories), Tai Mo Shan Country Park, barrier ravine, petits îlots de forêt, prélèvement de sol entre les racines de Machilus sp. (Lauraceae), 750 m; 9. XII. 1996; leg. B. Hauser (extraction par appareil Berlese à Genève).	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785F8946FCEFFCAFFC99F8B6.taxon	description	Paratype: MHNG; 1 female; same data as for holotype.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785F8946FCEFFCAFFC99F8B6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Ventral cavity quadrangular, with one pair of long, robust and curved setae. Genital shield linguliform, its surface with shallow pits. Three pairs of short ventral setae situated near lateral margins of ventral cavity. The long, robust and curved setae in the big ventral cavity in Depressorotunda (Depressorotunda) taurina sp. nov. is a previously not observed character within the subgenus Depressorotunda (Depressorotunda) Kontschán, 2010 a.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785F8946FCEFFCAFFC99F8B6.taxon	description	Description of female: Length of idiosoma 290 - 310 μm, width 260 - 270 μm (n = 2). Shape circular, posterior margin rounded, color reddish brown. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 21): Marginal and dorsal shields fused. Dorsal setae long (about 27 - 33 μm long) and smooth (Figs 22 - 23), dorsal idiosoma with small oval pits (Figs 22 - 23). Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 24): Sternal and ventral shields without sculptural pattern. All sternal setae smooth, needle-like and short (about 7 - 9 μm), St 1 situated at level of anterior margin of coxae II, St 2 at level of posterior margin of coxae II, St 3 at level of posterior margin of coxae III, St 4 near basal edges of genital shield. Dorsal cavity large, quadrangular, wider (about 75 - 76 μm) than long (about 34 - 35 μm). Ventral setae smooth and needlelike. V 1 placed in ventral cavity, long (about 34 - 35 μm), robust and curved. V 2, V 3 and V 4 short (about 9 - 10 μm) and needle-like. V 2 situated near anterior edges of ventral cavity, V 3 and V 4 near basal edges of ventral cavity (Fig. 25). Adanal setae absent. One pair of lyrifissures situated near St 4. Stigmata situated between coxae II and III. Peritremes hook-shaped. Genital shield long and linguliform, surface with shallow pits, its apical margin rounded. Tritosternum covered by coxae I (Fig. 26), its parts not visible. Pedofossae deep, their surface smooth, separated furrows for tarsi IV present. Gnathosoma (Fig. 26): Corniculi horn-like, internal malae shorter than corniculi and smooth. Hypostomal setae as follows: h 1 long (about 27 μm), smooth and needle-like, h 2, h 3 and h 4 short (about 12 - 15 μm), smooth and needle-like. Apical part of epistome weakly pilose. Chelicerae not clearly visible. Legs (Figs 26 - 29). All legs with ambulacral claws and smooth, needle-like setae. Male, larva and nymphs unknown.	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
2C4E87BA785F8946FCEFFCAFFC99F8B6.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The new species is named after the long, robust and curved V 1 setae, which are similar to bull horns; “ taurina ” is the Latinized adjective of “ taurus ” (= bull).	en	Kontschán, Jenő (2015): Three new rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from Hong Kong. Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1): 45-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14581
