SPINTURNIX BREGETOVAE SP.N. (GAMASINA: SPINTURNICIDAE), A NEW SPECIES OF PARASITIC MITES FROM BATS

About author:

М.К. Stanyukovich, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Pe-tersburg, Russia

Acknowledgments:

The present research was partially funded by Grant No. 94-04-12098 from the Russian Foundation of Fundamental Sciences.

Annotation:

All development stages of the gamasid mite Spinturnix bregetovae sp.n. from bats of the Far East are described. An identification key is given for males and females of 13 species of the genus Spinturnix von Heyden,1826 known from Russia and adjacent territories.

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