A new species, new genus and new records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarab beetles of the subfamily Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
Author
Khaustov, Alexander A.
Author
Frolov, Andrey V.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-07
4514
2
181
201
journal article
28019
10.11646/zootaxa.4514.2.3
7e11cb7b-ab7c-4a1d-9e86-e00521d205b9
1175-5326
2607894
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Pseudopygmephorus
sp.1
At present, most species of the genus
Pseudopygmephorus
are incompletely described and their correct identification is impossible.
Pseudopygmephorus
sp.1 is characterized by its oval stigmata and the slightly rounded posterior margin of the posterior sternal plate.
Material examined
.
ZAMBIA
:
1 female
Orphnus giganteus
Paulian, Ubemba, 1962
,
R.P. Guilleme
leg.