TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - A comprehensive morphological descriptions of three marine water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Pontarachnidae) from Hainan Island, China
VL  - 65
IS  - 3
SP  - 786
EP  - 814
PY  - 2025
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Li, Hai-Tao
AU  - Smit, Harry
AU  - Zhan, Bao-Xiang
AU  - Jin, Dao-Chao
AU  - Guo, Jian-Jun
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/jiun-ayx5
DO  - 10.24349/jiun-ayx5
DA  - 2025-08-05
ET  - 2025-08-05
KW  - new records
KW  - micrography
KW  - morphology
KW  - SEM
KW  - Litarachna
KW  - Pontarachna
AB  - This paper provides redescriptions of three pontarachnid species collected from the marine littoral of Hainan Island, China, i.e. Litarachna curtipalpis Smit, 2003, L. thetis Pešić & Smit, 2016, and Pontarachna australis Smit, 2003. Litarachna curtipalpis and L. thetis are recorded new for the Chinese fauna. Detailed morphological characters, including idiosoma coloration, gnathosomal structure, cheliceral claws, palps, and legs, were examined using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). 
ER -