Bardizon, Kontschán & Ermilov, 2023

Kontschan, Jeno & Ermilov, Sergey G., 2023, Remarks on the genus Phymatodiscus Berlese, 1917, with the description of Phymatodiscidae fam. nov. and Bardizon eotvosi gen. nov., sp. nov. from Indonesia (Acari, Mesostigmata), ZooKeys 1182, pp. 223-235 : 223

Bardizon gen. nov.

Diagnosis.

Phymatodiscid species with one pair of eye-like dorsal depressions.

Type species.

Bardizon eotvosi sp. nov.

Etymology.

The name was suggested by the older son of the first author and derives from small chocolates, which are similar in shape to the idiosoma of these mites.

Gender.

Male.

List of the known species

Bardizon aokii (Hiramatsu, 1985) comb. nov.

Phymatodiscus aokii Hiramatsu, 1985: 270-273.

Occurrence and biology. This species has been described from soil from Borneo (Indonesia) ( Hiramatsu 1985).

Bardizon haradai (Hiramatsu, 1985) comb. nov.

Phymatodiscus haradai Hiramatsu, 1985: 273-275.

Occurrence and biology. This species has been described from soil from Borneo (Indonesia) ( Hiramatsu 1985).

Bardizon oculatus (Hirschmann, 1977) comb. nov.

Phymatodiscus oculatus Hirschmann, 1977: 62-63.

Occurrence and biology. This species has been found in New Guinea, where its habitat is unknown ( Hirschmann 1977).

Bardizon kuni ( Kontschán & Starý, 2011) comb. nov.

Phymatodiscus kuni Kontschán & Starý, 2011: 15-16.

Occurrence and biology. This species was collected in Vietnam, in a tropical rain forest ( Kontschán and Starý 2011).

Bardizon insolitus ( Kontschán & Ripka, 2016) comb. nov.

Phymatodiscus insolitus Kontschán & Ripka, 2016: 292-296.

Occurrence and biology. This species was found in Singapore, where it was collected from soil ( Kontschán and Ripka 2016).

Bardizon malayicus ( Kontschán & Starý, 2012) comb. nov.

Phymatodiscus malayicus Kontschán & Starý, 2012: 184-188.

Occurrence and biology. This species was collected in Malaysia from leaf litter ( Kontschán and Starý 2012).