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Two new species of Ascidae (Acarina : Mesostigmata) from India

Desert Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Jhalamand, Pali Road, Jodhpur 342 005, Rajasthan, India
Acari Lasioseius kshamae sp. nov. Gamasellodes andhraensis sp. nov. India

Abstract

Two new species viz., Lasioseius kshamae and Gamasellodes andhraensis are described and illustrated from India.

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