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Published: 2007-05-28
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New mites of the genus Pachyseius Berlese from Bulgaria  (Acari: Pachylaelapidae)

Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 06 Bratislava, Slovakia
Institute of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Štúrova 2, 960 53 Zvolen, Slovakia
Acari Pachylaelapidae Pachyseius description new species identification key Bulgaria

Abstract

Three new species, Pachyseius cicaki sp. nov., P. morazae sp. nov. and P. pachylaelapoides sp. nov., collected from the Stara Planina Mountains in Bulgaria, are described and illustrated. A key to the females of the known species of Pachyseius is provided.

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