Watermites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from New Guinea: descriptions of nine new species of a Austrailiobates Lundblad and first records of Dropursa Cook and Coaustraliobates Lundblad
1997 - Volume: 38 Issue: 2 pages: 165-180
Keywords
Acari
Hydrachnida
watermites
Australiobates
Coaustraliobates
Dropursa
New Guinea
Abstract
Nine new Australiobates species from New Guinea are described and first records are reported for Dropursa babinda Cook, 1986, Coaustraliobates minor (Lundblad, 1947) and Coaustraliobates longipalpis (Lundblad, 1947). The importance of secondary sclerotization and plate development are discussed.
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