INSECTS OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. ACARINA: TROMBIDIFORMES: EREYNETIDAE
Recently Mr. K. C. Watson1 sent a series of Ereynetid mites that he collected on Mac-quarie Island during 19612 for me to study. I wish to express my thanks to Mr. Watson for his kindness in having this interesting material sent to me. This collection is composed of only two species, both being new....
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1962
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| Summary: | Recently Mr. K. C. Watson1 sent a series of Ereynetid mites that he collected on Mac-quarie Island during 19612 for me to study. I wish to express my thanks to Mr. Watson for his kindness in having this interesting material sent to me. This collection is composed of only two species, both being new. One of these is very common for it has been found in many different places and is represented by numer-ous specimens. On the contrary, the other is represented by only three specimens. Genus Ereynetes Berlese, 1883 Ereynetes macquariensis Fain, n. sp. This new species is easily distinguished from the other species of the genus by the structure of the dorsal shield which in most of the specimens is very weakly sclerotized and rather hard to see. This shield is absent in the young, whitish, and not completely sclerotized adults. It appears only in the mature specimens but even in these, it is gener-ally very inconspicuous. The borders of this shield are rather ill-defined and the usual pat-tern of subcuticular sclerotized lines which is present in the other species of the genus Ereynetes, is very indistinct here. |
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