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Issue: Vol. 1037 No. 1: 19 Aug. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-08-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1037.1.1
Page range: 1–22
Abstract views: 55
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A review of the Pomerantziidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Pomerantzioidea), with the description of a new genus

Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education; College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Current address: Landcare Research, Private Bag 92 170, Auckland, New Zealand
Fujian Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of China, 312 Hudong Road, Fuzhou 350001, China
Acari Pomerantziidae review new genus new species

Abstract

The family Pomerantziidae is reviewed and the genus Pomerantzia Baker is redefined. A new genus Apomerantzia is established for two described species, A. kethleyi (Price, 1975) comb. n. and A. prolata (Price, 1971) comb. n., formerly placed in Pomerantzia. Keys to stages and species of the family are provided. An Oriental species, P. subterranea sp. n. collected from deep soil in Fuzhou, China is described and illustrated. The family is recorded in China for the first time.

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