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Issue: Vol. 1463 No. 1: 30 Apr. 2007
Type: Articles
Published: 2007-04-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1463.1.5
Page range: 47–54
Abstract views: 30
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A new species of the genus Zercon (Acari, Zerconidae) from Turkey

Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Pamukkale University, P.O. 286 Kınıklı, Denizli, TURKEY
Acari taxonomy Zerconidae Zercon Turkey

Abstract

A new species of zerconid mite, Zercon kezbaniremae sp. nov., is described from Turkey (Acari: Zerconidae). A key to the adults of the genus Zercon known from Turkey is given.

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