<p><strong>Two new species of Rhodacaridae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Egypt and a key to the species of the family from the Mediterranean region</strong></p>

REHAM I.A. ABO-SHNAF; RAPHAEL C. CASTILHO; Gilberto J. de Moraes

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3718.1.2

Issue: Vol. 3718 No. 1: 2 Oct. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-10-01

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.1.2

Page range: 28–38

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Two new species of Rhodacaridae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Egypt and a key to the species of the family from the Mediterranean region

REHAM I.A. ABO-SHNAF⁺⁻
RAPHAEL C. CASTILHO⁺⁻
Gilberto J. de Moraes⁺⁻

Soil mites taxonomy

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Abstract

Two species of rhodacarid mites, Multidentorhodacarus aegypticus n. sp. and Protogamasellopsis zaheri n. sp., are described from adult females and males collected from soil and litter in Egypt. A key to identify the species of Rhodacaridae reported from the Mediterranean region is provided.