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A new genus and two new species of Tarsonemidae (Acari: Heterostigmata) from Chilean Patagonia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A new genus and species, Maculanemus chilensis gen. nov., sp. nov. (Acari: Tarsonemidae: Tarsoneminae) and a new species Steneotarsonemus (Neosteneotarsonemus) patagoniensis sp. nov. are described based on females collected in mosses in Chilean Patagonia. The genus Steneotarsonemus is recorded in Chile for the first time. The taxonomic position of the genus Maculanemus gen. nov. and unusual character states of new species are discussed.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

DOI: 10.22073/pja.v14i2.86917

Authors: Alexander Khaustov, Andrei Tolstikov

Institution: University of Tyumen

Language: English

Topic: Study of Mite Species

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6907485028

FWCI: 0.939

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