| abstract | Oribatid mites belonging to the superfamilies Gymnodamaeoidea and Plateremaeoidea collected from steppe soils of Russia are studied. Two new species, Pedrocortesella minuta sp.nov. and Pleodamaeus tuberculatus sp.nov. are described. In addition, three [sic] known species, Licnodamaeus pulcherrimus (Paoli,1908) and Plesiodamaeus glaber Mihelcic, 1957 are redescribed, with notes on their distributions. |