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Issue: Vol. 3481 No. 1: 13 Sep. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-09-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3481.1.4
Page range: 47–59
Abstract views: 28
PDF downloaded: 1

Six new species of the genus Euphthiracarus (Acari: Oribatida: Euphthiracaridae) from China

Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
Acari Soil mites Oribatida Euphthiracaridae Euphthiracarus new species China

Abstract

Six new species of Euphthiracarus from China are described: E. macrorostralis sp. nov., E. medogensis sp. nov., E. min-imus sp. nov., E. oblongus sp. nov., E. protrusus sp. nov., E. truncatus sp. nov., and a key to all known species of China is provided.

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