New subgenera and a new species of the genus Raphignathus Duges (Prostigmata, Raphignathidae), with taxonomic notes on the genus Neoraphignathus Smiley & Moser
Author
Khan, Eid Muhammad
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5008-2524
Acarology Research Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author
Kamran, Muhammad
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6084-203X
Acarology Research Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author
Mirza, Jawwad Hassan
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1726-4331
Acarology Research Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author
Alatawi, Fahad Jaber
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6824-2650
Acarology Research Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
falatawi@ksu.edu.sa
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ZooKeys
2023
2023-08-23
1176
165
180
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1176.106224
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1176.106224
1313-2970-1176-165
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Raphignathus (Diraphignathus)
subgen. nov.
Type species.
Raphignathus gracilis
(Rack, 1962): 281.
Diagnosis.
Interscutal membrane with two pairs of setae.
Etymology.
The sub-generic epithet refers to the two pairs of setae on interscutal membrane.
The species included in this new subgenus are widely distributed over the world.