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Issue: Vol. 5666 No. 1: 25 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.1.2
Page range: 53-73
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Review of the genus Sperchon Kramer, 1877 (Acari, Hydrachnidia: Sperchontidae) from Russia

Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters; Russian Academy of Sciences; 152742 Borok; Yaroslavl Province; Russia.
Tyumen State University; 6 Volodarskogo st.; Tyumen; 625003; Russia.
Acari water mites new taxa morphology species checklist Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

Abstract

A total of 33 species of the genus Sperchon (Sperchontidae) have been recorded from Russia, of which 18 species are endemic to Russia. A comprehensive checklist of Sperchon species from Russia is presented, including two species new to science: Sperchon (Sperchon) zhavoronkovae sp. nov. and S. (S.) uralensis sp. nov. from Western Siberia. Descriptions of these two new species and a redescription of Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) setiger from Russia are provided in this study, as well as an identification key to all Sperchon species from Russia.

 

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How to Cite

Kolesnikov, V.B. & Stolbov, V.A. (2025) Review of the genus Sperchon Kramer, 1877 (Acari, Hydrachnidia: Sperchontidae) from Russia. Zootaxa, 5666 (1), 53–73. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.1.2