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Issue: Vol. 3626 No. 3: 14 Mar. 2013
Type: Articles
Published: 2013-03-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3626.3.1
Page range: 301–325
Abstract views: 55
PDF downloaded: 25

A revision of the genus Afroheterozercon (Acari: Heterozerconidae)

Acarology Collection, Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Rd., Columbus, OH 43212, USA
Undergraduate Biology Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, 16650 State Route 536, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, USA
Acari Diplopoda Heterozerconidae taxonomy

Abstract

Six new species of Afroheterozercon, A. mahsbergi, A. sanghae, A. goodmani, A. gabonensis, A. tanzaniensis and A. madagascariensis, are described from a range of localities in sub-SaharanAfrica, bringing the total number of described species in the genus to ten. These mites appear to be common on especially larger millipedes. Distribution data suggest locality, rather than host, specificity. A preliminary analysis of relationships provided relatively weak resolution and no evidence of geographically restricted lineages.

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