Three New Species of Pygmephoroidea (Acarina: Tarsonemida) from Fragaria in Florida
Abstract
Three new species and 1 new subspecies of the families Pygmephoridae, Microdispidae, and Scutacaridae are described and illustrated. These are: Mahunkania secunda, Brennandania parasilvestris floridae, Scutacarus (S.) fragariae, and Scutacarus (S.) longipes, all found on Fragaria in Florida. Males and 2 larvae of S. fragariae are described which constitutes only the third discovery of males in the Scutacaridae since Michael (1884). The study of the male confirms the close relationship between Pygmephoridae and Scutacaridae.Downloads
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