The aquatic oribatid mite genus Mucronothrus in Canada and the western U.S.A. (Acari: Trhypochthoniidae)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Norton, Roy A., Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M., Wang, Hui-fu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1996
• Subjects: Canada; British Columbia; Cape Horn; Newfoundland; Mite
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z96-106; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z96-106

The aquatic oribatid mite genus Mucronothrus (Trhypochthoniidae) is redescribed on the basis of characters of adults and immatures and its familial placement is reviewed. It is represented in North America by two species. Mucronothrus nasalis, a globally widespread species, is redescribed on the bas...