A review of the genus Neopodocium Oudemans,1902 (Acarina, Macrochelidae)
1965 - Volume: 7 Issue: 2 pages: 139-226
Keywords
Acari
Macrochelidae
physiology
distribution
Central Africa
parasitism
Neopodocinum
new species
new variety
new combination
Abstract
The genus Neopodocinum is expanded so as to include Coprolaelaps Berlese, and the diagnosis of the family Macrochelidae is emended. Descriptions of the following new species are given: Neopodocinum benoiti, emodi, emodioides, javensis, magna, setosum, tshambi, vanderhammeni vanstraeleni, verschureni, and wenzeli n. spp. The variety benoiti ectopothrix also is described. The following new combinations and synonymies are proposed:Neopodoconum caputmedusae (Berlese), new combination for Coprolaelaps caputmedusae Berlese. Xeopodocinum coprophilum Vitzthum, synonym of Neopodocinum maius Berlese • Veopodocinum meridionalis (Sellnick), new combination for Coprolaelaps (?) meridionalis Sellnick. Neopodocinum spinirostris (Berlese), new combination for Megalolaelaps spinirostris Berlese. Keys to females and lmown males are presented.
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