| abstract | The following new taxa of mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) are described from afrotropical animals (mammals and a spider): Andreacarus (Andreacarus) hemicentetes n.sp., from Hemicentetes nigriceps, from Madagascar; Andreacarus (Andreacaroides) matthyssei n.subg., n.sp., from Cricetomys gambianus, from Nigeria; Ljunghia (Metaljunghia) africana n.sp., from an unidentified mygalomorph spider of Zaire; Pseudancoranyssus ruwenzoriensis n.g., n.sp., from Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni, from Zaire. The subspecies Ljunghia (Metaljunghia) pulleinei aname Fain, 1991 is elevated to species rank. |