Description of a new water mite species of the genus Thyopsis (Protz, 1899) (Acari, Hydrachnidia: Hydryphantidae) from Kazakhstan

PETR V. TUZOVSKIJ

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4985.1.13

Issue: Vol. 4985 No. 1: 11 Jun. 2021

Type: Article

Published: 2021-06-11

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.1.13

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**Description of a new water mite species of the genus Thyopsis (Protz, 1899) (Acari, Hydrachnidia: Hydryphantidae) from Kazakhstan**

PETR V. TUZOVSKIJ⁺⁻

Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl Province, 152742, Russia.

Acari Hydrachnidia Hydryphantidae

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Abstract

The world fauna of the genus Thyopsis Piersig, 1899 currently includes the following species: Th. amarginata Habeeb, 1963, Th. cancellata (Protz, 1896), Th. cancellatomima Bader, 1983, Th. majorella Habeeb, 1975, Th. oezkani Bader, 1983 and Th. rothae Oezkan, 1982 (Bader 1983). However, the taxonomic status of Th. cancellatomima remains not clear, Gerecke & Schwoerbel (1992) regarded this species as a junior synonym of Th. cancellata.

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