A New mite, Zwickia gibsoni n.sp., Fam. Anoetidae, from the pitchers of Sarracenia purpurea L.

• Published in: The Canadian Entomologist
• Main Author: Nesbitt, Herbert H. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1954
• Subjects: Insect Science; Molecular Biology; Physiology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Structural Biology; Canada; Menzel; Copepods; Mite
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent86193-5; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00102603

When in 1948 I first made the acquaintance of the mite about to be described I was intrigued with the idea that a form morphologically so similar to those described by Oudemans, 1915 and Hirst 1928 should come from such a different habitat. Whilst recognizing the totally different geographical areas...