Annotated translation of two papers on Mesostigmata from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

This paper reviews the available information on 67 species of mites (Mesostigmata) from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It includes translation and interpretation of data from two papers in the little-known North Korean journal Saengmurhak, including descriptions of 19 new species and four new genera. The families included are Parasitidae, Veigaiidae, Ologamasidae, Macrochelidae, Pachylaelapidae, Phytoseiidae, Haemogamasidae, Laelapidae, Macronyssidae, Dermanyssidae, and Spinturnicidae. The purpose of the paper is to draw attention to this little-known Korean work so it can be incorporated into international studies of these families.