| abstract | Two new species of the genus Tectodamaeus from Yunnan and Anhui Province respectively, China are described, Tectodamaeus daliensis sp.n., Tectodamaeus ongus sp.n. Nine new combinations, Tectodamaeus costanotus (Wang & Norton) comb.n., Tectodamaeus exspinosus (Wang & Norton) comb.n., Tectodameaus wulongensis (Wang & Cui) comb.n., Tectodamaeus brevisetus (Wang) comb.n., Tectodamaeus spiniger (Wang) comb.n., Tectodamaeus exsertus (Wang) comb.n., Tectodamaeus yaoi (Wang) comb.n., Tectodamaeus furcatus (Wang & Lu) comb.n., Tectodamaeus cuii (Wang & Lu) comb.n. are presented. The subgenus Damaeus (Tectodamaeus) as a genus in the oribatid mite family Damaeidae was reestablished. A key is given to distinguish all the species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the institute of Entomology, Guizhou University (IEGU) |