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Published: 2017-06-02
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New species of aturid water mites from southern Africa (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Aturidae)

Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands.
Acari Systematics new subgenus new species South Africa Namibia

Abstract

One new subgenus, i.e. Shebaturus and one new species, Amperaturus globulipes n. sp. is described from South Africa. Hexaxonopsis clavigera (Walter, 1922) is re-described. New records are given for South Africa and Namibia, including the first records of the genera Aturus Kramer and Kongsbergia Thor.

 

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