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Issue: Vol. 5785 No. 2: 30 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.2.6
Page range: 352-361
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species of Cerogamasus Jin & Yao, 2024 (Acari, Parasitiformes, Parasitidae) from China

College of Agriculture; Anshun University; Anshun; 561000; P. R. China.
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; and Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of Mountainous Region; Guiyang 550025; P. R. China.
College of Agriculture; Anshun University; Anshun; 561000; P. R. China.
College of Agriculture; Anshun University; Anshun; 561000; P. R. China.
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; and Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of Mountainous Region; Guiyang 550025; P. R. China.
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; and Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of Mountainous Region; Guiyang 550025; P. R. China.
Acari decomposing leaf litter Parasitinae mites taxonomy

Abstract

During a survey of Chinese Parasitidae, two new species, Cerogamasus cornutus Ren & Yao sp. nov. and Cerogamasus crassipilosus Ren & Yao sp. nov., were discovered and described. A new key to females of the known species of the genus is presented.

 

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How to Cite

Yao, M.-Y., Ren, R., Chen, J.-X., Wu, Y.-F., Yi, T.-C. & Jin, D.-C. (2026) Two new species of Cerogamasus Jin & Yao, 2024 (Acari, Parasitiformes, Parasitidae) from China. Zootaxa, 5785 (2), 352–361. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.2.6