Abstract
The male and immatural Dasythyreus polytrichus Khaustov and Abramov, 2010 (Acari: Dasythyreidae), collected from spruce bark in Western Siberia, Russia are described for the first time in the genus. Sexual dimorphism and leg setal development in this species are discussed.
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