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Issue: Vol. 5485 No. 1: 23 Jul. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-07-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.6
Page range: 49-61
Abstract views: 83
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Ontogenetic instars of the oribatid mite Eupterotegaeus nortoni sp. nov. (Acari, Oribatida, Cepheusidae) from U.S.A.

Tyumen State University; Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO); Tyumen; Russia
Acari new species taxonomy morphology ontogeny juvenile instar identification key Northern America

Abstract

A new species of the genus Eupterotegaeus (Oribatida, Cepheusidae) is described from the U.S.A., based on adult and juvenile instars. The revised generic diagnosis and an identification key to the known representatives of Eupterotegaeus are presented.

 

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