New oribatid mite of the genus Crotonia [Acari: Oribatida: Crotoniidae] from Chile

• Autorzy: Szywilewska A , Olszanowski Z. , Norton R.A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Crotonia is a genus of middle-derivative oribatid mites that is widely distributed in, and almost restricted to, the Southern Hemisphere. Currently only five species are reported from the Neotropical region. Herein a new species from Chile - C. blaszaki sp. nov. - is described based on the adult instar. The characters possessed by this species combine those of the so-called “obtecta”, “caudalis” and “unguifer” species-groups, which suggests that the groupings of Crotonia species should be reevaluated.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Crotonia; Oribatida; Acari; new species; Crotoniidae; mite; oribatid mite; Chile; Crotonioidea

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annales Zoologici
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: 55
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.449-452,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Szywilewska A

• A.Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznan, Poland

autor

Olszanowski Z.

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Norton R.A.

Bibliografia

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