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A survey of Rhagidiidae (Acari: Prostigmata) in fruit orchards in Iran, with description of a new species of Robustocheles
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
Rogerzetes lacouturieri n. gen., n. sp., collected from Manankaza Forest Station, Ambohitantely, Tananarive, Madagascar, is described and illustrated based on adult specimens. The new genus is distinguishable by the following ...
Stigmaeus maraghehiensis, a new species of the genus Stigmaeus Koch (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from northwest Iran
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
A new species of Stigmaeus Koch (Acari: Stigmaeidae), Stigmaeus maraghehiensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the soil in apple orchards in Maragheh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. A key to all known Iranian ...
A new species and new records of the subgenus Typhlodromus Scheuten from Spain, with a key to the world species (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
A new mite species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata), Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) thuriferus sp. nov. collected from the Cupressaceae Juniperus thurifera in Spain is described. Three species of the same ...
A new species of the genus Neophyllobius Berlese (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)
A new species of the genus Neophyllobius Berlese, 1886, namely, Neophyllobius mitrae n. sp. is described. The new species was collected from soil under date trees (Phoenix datylofera L.) (Arecaceae) in Ahwaz, Kuzestan ...
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) II. Redescription of Austrocarabodes ensifer (Sellnick, 1931), Aokiella florens Balogh & Mahunka, 1967 and Singabodes rarus Mahunka, 1998
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
Austrocarabodes ensifer (Sellnick, 1931) is redescribed and illustrated based on adult specimens using optical microscopy
as well as scanning electron microscopy. Aokiella florens Balogh & Mahunka, 1967 and Singabodes ...
Birds mediate a fungus-mite mutualism
(Springer, 2018)
Mutualisms between ophiostomatoid fungi and arthropods have been well documented. These fungi commonly aid arthropod nutrition and, in turn, are transported to new niches by these arthropods. The inflorescences of Protea ...
Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world
(Magnolia Press, 2016)
Bdellidae (Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) are moderate to large sized predatory mites that inhabit soil, leaves, leaf litter, and intertidal rocks. They are readily recognized by an elongated, snout-like gnathosoma and by ...
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) X. Bovicarabodes jacquelinae sp. nov., redefinition of the genus Tuberocepheus Balogh & Mahunka, 1969 and redescription of Tuberocepheus longus (Balogh, 1962)
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
Bovicarabodes jacquelinae sp. nov. is easily differentiated from other congeners by paired rounded to ovate prodorsal cavity with internal ovoid incision; presence of medial eye pillar; two cuticular ridges anterior to ...
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) VI. Mangabebodes kymatismosi gen. nov., sp. nov. and Antongilibodes paulae gen. nov., sp. nov. from Madagascar
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)
This is the sixth in a series of revisions on the family Carabodidae, in which we describe and illustrate two new genera, Mangabebodes kymatismosi gen. nov., sp. nov. and Antongilibodes paulae gen. nov., sp. nov., both ...
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) XI. Congocepheus kardiae sp. nov. and Zimbabweae pluosiae gen. nov., sp. nov. from the Republic of Zimbabwe
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
Congocepheus kardiae sp. nov. and Zimbabweae pluosiae gen. nov., sp. nov. from Zimbabwe are described by use of optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Co. kardiae presents notable differences in shape and length ...