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Issue: Vol. 231 No. 1: 4 Jul. 2003
Type: Article
Published: 2003-07-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.231.1.1
Page range: 1–8
Abstract views: 59
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Discovery of Tenuipalponychus (Acari: Tetranychidae) inMalaysia and description of a new species

Crop Protection and Plant Quarantine Division, Department of Agriculture, Jalan Gallagher, 50840 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Landcare Research, P.B. 92170, Auckland, New Zealand
Acari Tetranychidae Tenuipalponychus rosae new species Malaysia

Abstract

The genus Tenuipalponychus Channabasavanna & Lakkundi (Acari: Tetranychidae) is recorded for the first time from Malaysia. Tenuipalponychus rosae Yusof & Zhang sp. nov. is described from females collected on Rosa chinensis from Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. A key to world species of Tenuipalponychus is provided.

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