Redescription of Arctoseius haarlovi Lindquist, 1963 (Acari: Ascidae) from Spitsbergen, Svalbard

New descriptions of adult female, male and deutonymph body morphs of Arctoseius haarlovi Lindquist, 1963, collected from Spitsbergen in the High Arctic are presented. The occurrence of this species and its preferred microhabitats are described based both on the published literature and our own colle...

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Published in:Entomologica Fennica
Main Authors: Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., Teodorowicz, Ewa, Coulson, Stephen J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: This journal is published jointly by the Entomological Society of Finland, the Lepidopterological Society of Finland, the Societas Entomologica Helsingforsiensis and the Entomological Club of the Zoological and Botanical Society of Turku. 2011
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/entomolfennica/article/view/4692
https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.4692
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Summary:New descriptions of adult female, male and deutonymph body morphs of Arctoseius haarlovi Lindquist, 1963, collected from Spitsbergen in the High Arctic are presented. The occurrence of this species and its preferred microhabitats are described based both on the published literature and our own collections. An analysis of the morphological variability in A. haarlovi and a comparison with other species in this genus are given.