A new species and a new record of Tanytydeus (Acari: Paratydeidae) from Asian Russia

Postlarval stages of a new species, Tanytydeus sakhalinensis sp. nov., are described from the bark of spruce from Sakhalin Island, Russia. Tanytydeus simplex (Delfinado and Baker) is reported from Russia for the first time. Its postlarval stages were collected from moss from Altai Republic, Russia....

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Published in:Systematic and Applied Acarology
Main Author: Alexander A. Khaustov
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Systematic and Applied Acarology Society 2022
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.27.8.15
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Summary:Postlarval stages of a new species, Tanytydeus sakhalinensis sp. nov., are described from the bark of spruce from Sakhalin Island, Russia. Tanytydeus simplex (Delfinado and Baker) is reported from Russia for the first time. Its postlarval stages were collected from moss from Altai Republic, Russia. The protonymph, deutonymph and tritonymph of T. simplex are described for the first time and the male of this species is redescribed. An updated key to species of the genus Tanytydeus is also provided.