Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

First record of Pseudotydeus (Acari: Ereynetidae) from Russia with description of a new species from Western Siberia

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Alexander A. Khaustov
Vladimir A. Khaustov
Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
10.22073/pja.150206
Abstract
The genus Pseudotydeus (Acari: Ereynetidae) is recorded from Russia for the first time. Female and male of P. pusillus sp. nov. were collected from the forest litter in the Carbon Measurement Test Area in the Tyumen Oblast, Western Siberia, Russia. The male is described for the first time in Pseudotydeus. The generic diagnosis is modified.
Keywords
Ereynetinae
mites
morphology
Palearctic
systematics
Tydeoidea

Subjects

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