Omukunda, ElizabethTheron, Pieter D.Ueckermann, E.A.2016-05-272016-05-272012Omukunda, E. et al. 2012. Spinibdella Thor (Acari: Bdellidae) from southern Africa: descriptions of five new species and the redescription of S. thori (Meyer & Ryke). Zootaxa, 3304:1-24. [http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/]1175-53261175-5334 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10394/17523http://mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3304.htmlFive new species of Spinibdella are described and figured: S. ankylotricha sp. nov., S. polyattenuata sp. nov., S. pongolensis sp. nov., S. namibiensis sp. nov., and S. trinomma sp. nov. Where available, immature stages are also described. Spinibdella thori (Meyer & Ryke) is redescribed and S. cronini (Baker & Balock) is reported for the first time from southern Africa. Keys to the genera of Bdellidae and South African Spinibdella are givenenAcariBdellidaeSpinibdellasouthern Africanew speciessystematicsArticle