| abstract | Five new species of ptyctimous oribatid mites are described, identified and illustrated from the Afrotropical Region: Plonaphacarus paramachadoi sp.n. and Protophthiracarus turianiensis sp.n. from the Nguru Mountains of Tanzania. Hoplophthiracarus paratryssos sp.n. and Atropacarus (Atropacarus) primus sp.n. from Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, and Notophthiracareus dispersus sp.n. from Vohidrazana Forest in Madagascar. A comparison with the most closely related species is also presented. |