Ivoria taiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a remarkable new mite genus from West Africa (Acari: Mesostigmata: Urodinychidae)

A new monotypic genus, Ivoria taiensis gen. nov. , sp. nov. (Mesostigmata: Uropodina: Uropodinychidae) is described on the basis of seven females collected in soil samples from Ivory Coast. The new genus has large and robust chelicerae, but it differs from the other Uropodina genera having similar chelicerae in several characters, which are presented in a comparative table. The new genus is placed in the family Urodinychidae based on its long setae h1 , chelicerae with an internal sclerotized node, fixed digit of chelicerae apically smooth and devoid of apical processes, corniculi smooth.