DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES AND A NEW GENUS OF ORIBATEI (ACARI) FROM THE SOVIET SUBARCTIC

Abstract Three new oribatid mites, Niphocepheus aborigensis n. sp. (Niphocepheidae), Proteremaeus macleani n. sp. (Eremaeidae), and Asperemaeus longipilus n. gen., n. sp. (Eremaeidae), are described from subalpine habitats in the subarctic of the Soviet Far East.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Author: Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1982
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Subarctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent114855-9
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X0003947X
Description
Summary:Abstract Three new oribatid mites, Niphocepheus aborigensis n. sp. (Niphocepheidae), Proteremaeus macleani n. sp. (Eremaeidae), and Asperemaeus longipilus n. gen., n. sp. (Eremaeidae), are described from subalpine habitats in the subarctic of the Soviet Far East.

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