Abstract
Six new mite species of the genus Cunaxa Von Heyden, 1826 from the Crimean Peninsula (Ukraine), viz. C. gordeevae sp. nov., C. guanotoleranta sp. nov., C. maculata sp. nov., C. papuliphora sp. nov., C. violaphila sp. nov. and C. yaylensis sp. nov. are described and figured. A key to species of Cunaxa from the Crimea, all having a single dorsal propodosomal plate in the female, is provided.References
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