Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

A new speciesofthe genusNidilaelaps Shaw(Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Cuba

Authors
Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
10.22073/pja.v12i2.80863
Abstract
We present the first record of Nidilaelaps Shaw in the Caribbean area on the basis of a new species, Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov., collected from forest litter in Cuba. The new species is described and illustrated based on morphological characters of the adult female and compared with closely related species.
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