| abstract | Four new species of oribatid soil mites belonging to the subgenus Protoribates (Triaunguis) Kulijev (Protoribatidae), are described mainly from mt. Makiling, Laguna Province, Philippines, namely: P. (T.) genitalis, P. (T.) magniporosus, P. (T.) putinglupaensis, and P. (T.) vulgaris. Protoribates (T.) bisculpturatus (Mahunka), originally described from Sabah, Malaysia, is recorded for the first time in the Philippines. Protoribates (T.) maigsius (Corpuz-Raros 1979), the only previously known Philippine species of ths subgenus, is also redescribed, including characters on the legs. |