First description of male and immatures in mite genus Dasythyreus (Acari: Dasythyreidae)

The male and immatural Dasythyreus polytrichus Khaustov and Abramov, 2010 (Acari: Dasythyreidae), collected from spruce bark in Western Siberia, Russia are described for the first time in the genus. Sexual dimorphism and leg setal development in this species are discussed.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: KHAUSTOV, ALEXANDER A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2020
Subjects:
Acari
Prostigmata
morphology
development
chaetotaxy
Russia
Mite
Siberia
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4857.1.10
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4857.1.10
Description
Summary:The male and immatural Dasythyreus polytrichus Khaustov and Abramov, 2010 (Acari: Dasythyreidae), collected from spruce bark in Western Siberia, Russia are described for the first time in the genus. Sexual dimorphism and leg setal development in this species are discussed.

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