Three new species of flat mites (Acari: Tetranychoidea: Tenuipalpidae) from alpine New Zealand
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Female, male and deutonymph of Acaricis brevicaudus sp. nov., female and deutonymph of Dolichotetranychus tuberculatus sp. nov., and female of Pentamerismus corniger sp. nov. are described and illustrated from alpine cushion fields in New Zealand. Both A. brevicaudus sp. nov. and D. tuberculatus sp. nov. are associated with the cushion-forming ultra-dwarf shrub Dracophyllum muscoides Hook. f. (Ericaceae). The host plant for P. corniger sp. nov. is currently unknown. The diagnosis of Acaricis Beard and Gerson is modified. Additionally, Pentamerismus is recorded from New Zealand for the first time.
Source: Acarologia
DOI: 10.24349/5ues-p6s3
Authors: Alexander A. Khaustov, Maria A. Minor
Institutions: University of Tyumen, Massey University
Language: English
Topic: Study of Mite Species
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4406872876