New flat mite genera (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae)associated with Australian sedges (Cyperaceae)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 06 Jul 2011Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 2,941 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Beard, Jennifer J.; Ochoa, Ronald;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.2941.1.1 , 10.5281/zenodo.204686

New flat mite genera (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae)associated with Australian sedges (Cyperaceae)

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Two new genera, Gahniacarus gen. nov. and Cyperacarus gen. nov., and four new species, G. gersonus sp. nov., G. tuberculatus sp. nov., C. naomae sp. nov. and C. foliatus sp. nov., are described from native Australian sedge species in the genus Gahnia (Cyperaceae). Leg chaetotaxy is provided for all stages of each species. The importance of taxonomic characters offered by immature stages and ontogenetic changes in leg chaetotaxy are discussed. A key to the Tenuipalpidae associated with Cyperaceae in Australia is provided.

Related Organizations

United States Department of Agriculture
United States
University of Maryland, College Park
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Agricultural Research Service
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Queensland Museum
Australia

Keywords

Arthropoda, Arachnida, Prostigmata, Animalia, Trombidiformes, Biodiversity, Tenuipalpidae, Taxonomy

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