A new species of the gamasid mite genus Arctoseius Thor, 1930 (Parasitiformes, Mesostigmata, Ascidae) from Russia with a key to the multidentatus species-group

A new gamasid mite species belonging to the genus Arctoseius Thor, 1930 is described from Russia. Arctoseius koltschaki sp. n. is distributed in the plain and mountain tundras from Khibiny Mountains to Chukotka on the north and to West Sayan Mountains on the south. A diagnosis and a key for identifi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ZooKeys
Main Authors: Olga Makarova, Evert E. Lindquist
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013
Subjects:
Zoology
QL1-991
Khibiny
Makarova
Chukotka
Mite
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.313.5317
https://doaj.org/article/b605ec64860f46c19e642914454524d2
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Summary:A new gamasid mite species belonging to the genus Arctoseius Thor, 1930 is described from Russia. Arctoseius koltschaki sp. n. is distributed in the plain and mountain tundras from Khibiny Mountains to Chukotka on the north and to West Sayan Mountains on the south. A diagnosis and a key for identification of species comprising the multidentatus species-group (A. multidentatus Evans, 1955; Arctoseius wisniewskii Gwiazdowicz & Kamczyc, 2009; A. sexsetus Lindquist & Makarova, 2011; A. haarlovi Lindquist & Makarova, 2011; and A. koltschaki sp. n.) are given.

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