TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - The second species of Testudacarus and one new record of Torrenticola for the Chinese fauna (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae)
VL  - 64
IS  - 1
SP  - 18
EP  - 31
PY  - 2024
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Gu, Xin-yao
AU  - Li, Hai-tao
AU  - Jin, Dao-chao
AU  - Guo, Jian-jun
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/a3di-wcie
DO  - 10.24349/a3di-wcie
DA  - 2023-12-14
ET  - 2023-12-14
KW  - water mites
KW  - Torrenticolidae
KW  - taxonomy
KW  - China
AB  - Two water mites species of Torrenticolidae are reported from China. Testudacarus sinensis Gu & Guo sp. nov. is described as the second species of Testudacarinae in Chinese fauna and the 22<sup>nd</sup> species of the subfamily. Moreover, the first record from China is given for Torrenticola rangareddyi Pešić & Smit, 2019. In addition to an updated key for all species of Torrenticolidae recorded from China, the dorsal plate arrangements of torrenticolid mites are reviewed to provide further references and data for the taxonomy of Chinese Torrenticolidae.
ER -