New species of water mites from Oman, with some zoogeographical notes (Acari: Hydrachnidia)
2010 - Volume: 50 Issue: 2 pages: 151-195
https://doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20101953
Keywords
Acari
Hydrachnidia
Oman
new genus
new species
zoogeography
Abstract
The paper deals with a collection of epigean water mites from Oman. One new genus, Omanaxonopsis, and 16 new species are described: Bharatavolzia arabica, Nilotonia bisetosa, N. longiseta, Torrenticola arabica, T. omanensis, Limnesia kochi, Protolimnesia inexspectata, Atractides arabicus, A. omanensis, Neumania indentata, Axonopsis arabica, A. balneatoris, A. omanensis, Omanaxonopsis arabica, Arrenurus dugesi and Arrenurus rectituberculatus. The zoogeographical position of Oman is discussed briefly.
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