To systematics of the mite genus Hoplocheylus (Acariformes: Tarsocheylidae)

A new species of the genus Hoplocheylus Atyeo and Baker, 1964 (Acariformes: Heterostigmatina: Tarsocheylidae), H. magnificus sp. nov. is described from the nest of the ant Formica rufa Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Kurgan Province, Western Siberia, Russia. A poorly-known species Hoplocheyl...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: KHAUSTOV, ALEXANDER A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2015
Subjects:
acari
Heterostigmatina
key
systematics
Tarsocheylina
Russia
Mite
Siberia
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3957.3.2
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3957.3.2
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Summary:A new species of the genus Hoplocheylus Atyeo and Baker, 1964 (Acariformes: Heterostigmatina: Tarsocheylidae), H. magnificus sp. nov. is described from the nest of the ant Formica rufa Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Kurgan Province, Western Siberia, Russia. A poorly-known species Hoplocheylus sogdianicus Barilo and Sharipov, 1987 is redescribed from the holotype. A key to species of the genus Hoplocheylus is provided.

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