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A new species of Schizotetranychus (Acari: Tetranychoidea: Tetranychidae) from Western Siberia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of spider mites, Schizotetranychus tjumeniensis n. sp., is described based on females and males collected from Timothy grass, Phleum pratense L. (Poaceae), in the city of Tyumen, Russia. The new species belongs to the schizopus species group and subgroup, and it is most similar to Sch. tbilisiensis Reck and Sch. tumidus Wang.

Source: Acarina

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2025-33-2-119-132

Authors: A.A. Khaustov, I.O. Kamayev

Institutions: University of Tyumen, All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Plant Quarantine

Language: English

Topic: Study of Mite Species

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Russian Science Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W7117115197