| abstract | Two new species of oribatid mites of the genus Pilobates (Oribatida, Haplozetidae) are described on the basis of adult specimens sampled from Andasibe-Mantadia National Park of eastern Madagascar. Pilobates staryi sp. nov. differs from Pilobates africanusErmilov & Starý, 2020 by the presence of long tutoria, comparatively short interlamellar setae, minute and setiform notogastral setae, 15 pairs of notogastral setae including c3 on pteromorphs, elongate notogastral sacculi, and anterodorsal process on leg trochanters IV. Pilobates parastaryi sp. nov. differs from P. staryi sp. nov. by having long interlamellar setae, adanal setae ad1 and ad2 and anal setae an1 with curved tips, heavily sculptured notogaster, and well developed triangular ventrobasal tubercle on leg tibiae I. A revised generic diagnosis of Pilobates is presented. |