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Issue: Vol. 3037 No. 1: 21 Sep. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-09-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3037.1.1
Page range: 1–20
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New water mite species of the genus Arrenurus Dugs, 1834 (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Arrenuridae) from the Far East of Russia

Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl Prov., 152742 Russia
Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022 Russia
Acari water mites Hydrachnidia Arrenuridae Arrenurus new species Far East of Russia

Abstract

Illustrated descriptions of six water mite species, Arrenurus mucropetiolatus sp. n., Arrenurus crenatiformis sp. n., Arrenurus primoryensis sp. n., Arrenurus hebraeus sp. n., Arrenurus neodaubihensis sp. n., Arrenurus amurensis sp. n., from running and standing waters of the Far East of Russia are presented.

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