A new species of Blattisocius from Egypt (Acari, Blattisociidae)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 28 Jul 2020Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 4,820 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: MOURAD FAHMY HASSAN; FATMA SAMIR ALI; MAHMOUD KORASHY NASR;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4820.2.13

pmid: 33056077

A new species of Blattisocius from Egypt (Acari, Blattisociidae)

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A new species of Blattisocius Keegan 1944 is described from specimens collected from a grain store in Giza, Egypt. Blattisocius flagellatus n. sp. has 33 pairs of long and flagellate setae on the dorsal shield, the ventrianal shield possesses three pairs of pre-anal setae, and the fixed digit of the chelicera is shorter than movable digit. A key is provided for the eight species of Blattisocius known from Egypt.

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Cairo University
Egypt
Agricultural Research Center
Egypt

Keywords

Mites, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Mesostigmata, Animalia, Animals, Egypt, Biodiversity, Edible Grain, Taxonomy, Ascidae

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