Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

A new genus and two new species of Tarsonemidae (Acari: Heterostigmata) from Chilean Patagonia

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia
Abstract
A new genus and species, Maculanemus chilensis gen. nov., sp. nov. (Acari: Tarsonemidae: Tarsoneminae) and a new species Steneotarsonemus (Neosteneotarsonemus) patagoniensis sp. nov. are described based on females collected in mosses in Chilean Patagonia. The genus Steneotarsonemus is recorded in Chile for the first time. The taxonomic position of the genus Maculanemus gen. nov. and unusual character states of new species are discussed.
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