Lauroppia similifallax Subías & Minguez, 1986

Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 8-37 : 20-21

37. Lauroppia similifallax Subías & Minguez, 1986

Lauroppia similifallax: Subías & Arillo 2001 , 133–134, fig. 46b.

Material examined. C02: 25.III.2006 (2); C44: 18.VII.2006 (5); C72: 15.XI.2006 (5); C75: 24.V.2006 (1);

15.XI.2006 (8).

Geographic distribution. S-European.

Notes. Species previously collected in Italy only at the “Pietraporciana” and “Lucciolabella” Nature Reserves (Siena province, Tuscany) ( Migliorini et al. 2002). It seems to be a forest element. Due to its small size, Lauroppia similifallax lives deep in the soil ( Subías & Arillo 2001).

38. Medioppia media (Mihel č i č, 1956)

Medioppia media: Subías & Arillo 2001 , 102–104, fig. 35a–b.

Material examined. C08: 25.III.2006 (6). Geographic distribution. Mediterranean. Notes. Xerophilous element.