TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - Pentapalpidae, a new family of eupodoid mites (Prostigmata: Eupodoidea) from South Africa VL - 40 IS - 4 SP - 385 EP - 392 PY - 1999 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Olivier, P.A.S. AU - Theron, P.D. UR - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=175 DA - 2000-10-20 KW - Pentapalpus unguempodius KW - Pentapalpidae KW - Rhagidiidae KW - South Africa AB - A new family of mites, Pentapalpidae, and a new genus and species, Pentapalpus unguempodius, are described from various soil habitats in South Africa. The Pentapalpidae are compared with the Rhagidiidae, to which they are closely related. The distinguishing characteristics are described. ER -