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Issue: Vol. 521 No. 1: 24 May. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-05-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.521.1.1
Page range: 1–6
Abstract views: 62
PDF downloaded: 5

Description of a new pterygosomatid mite (Acari, Actinedida: Pterygosomatidae) parasitic on Liolaemus spp. (Iguania: Liolaemini) from Argentina

Department of Integrative Biology and M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 84602, USA
Department of Integrative Biology and M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 84602, USA
Department of Integrative Biology and M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 84602, USA CONICET. Mendoza y Entre Rios s/n. 5301. Anillaco, La Rioja, Argentina.
Acari Pterygosomatidae Pterygosoma patagonica n. sp. Liolaemus spp. Argentina

Abstract

Pterygosoma patagonica n. sp. (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) is described from endemic iguanid lizards (Liolaemus spp.) of Argentina, based on its morphology. This external parasite is also known to parasitize Old World agamid lizards.

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