Fernandez, NestorTheron, PieterTiedt, LouwrensLeiva, Sergio2017-10-102017-10-102017Fernandez, N. et al. 2017. Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) XIV. Phyllocarabodes costaricensis sp. nov. from Costa Rica and Zimbabweae kenyaensis sp. nov. from Kenya. International journal of acarology, 43(7):518-533. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2017.1366549]0164-79541945-3892 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10394/25761http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2017.1366549http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01647954.2017.1366549Phyllocarabodes costaricensis sp. nov. and Zimbabweae kenyaensis sp. nov. are described using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. For Phyllocarabodes costaricensis sp. nov., a detailed description is provided, along with a discussion on the position of Phyllocarabodes as subgenus within the genus Carabodes. We conclude that Phyllocarabodes, with a series of particular characteristics, is a distinct genus and not a subgenus of Carabodes. The genus Phyllocarabodes is redefined. Zimbabweae kenyaensis sp. nov. is closely related to Zimbabweae pluosiae Fernandez, Theron, Leiva 2016, exhibiting the following distinctive characters: shape of prodorsal zone promontories different; associated structures and trajectory of circumgastric depression dissimilar; pedotectum I, pedotectum II and discidium differ in shape; dissimilar disposition of promontories; differences in ventral and epimeral zonesenCarabodidaeSystematicsPhyllocarabodesCarabodesProblematicArticle