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Issue: Vol. 403 No. 1: 12 Jan. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-01-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.403.1.1
Page range: 1–11
Abstract views: 76
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Two new species of the genus Cheiroseius Berlese, 1916 (Ascidae: Mesostigmata) from the Indian Thar Desert

Desert Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Jhalamand, Pali Road, Jodhpur 342 005, Rajasthan, India
Sitala Nibas, Basupara, Sonarpur, Calcutta 700 150, West Bengal, India
Acari Cheiroseius Thar Desert India Key C. ovalis sp. nov. C. rajasthanicus sp. nov.

Abstract

Two new species, Cheiroseius rajasthanicus and C. ovalis collected from the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, are described and illustrated in this work along with their affinities. The genus is being recorded for the first time from the Thar Desert. A key to differentiate the five Indian species is provided.

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