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Issue: Vol. 620 No. 1: 30 Aug. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-08-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.620.1.1
Page range: 1–7
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A new species of Ameroseius (Mesostigmata : Ameroseiidae) from the Indian Thar Desert

Desert Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Jhalamand, Pali Road, Jodhpur 342 005, Rajasthan, India
Acari Ameroseius dipankari sp. nov. Thar Desert Rajasthan India

Abstract

Ameroseius dipankari sp. nov. collected from the Indian Thar Desert is described and illustrated in this work. A. dipankari shows affinities with A. eumorphus.

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