THE CONSTRUCTION OF GNATHEMA IN THE ADULT WATER MITE HYDRODROMA DESPICIENS (MULLER, 1776) (ACARIFORMES, HYDRODROMIDAE)

About author:

O.D. Zhavoronkova, Institute for Biology of Inland Waters of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yaroslavl Prov., Borok, 152742 Russia

Annotation:

The description of the mouth apparatus of the adult water mite Hydrodroma despiciens (Muller, 1776) is given. The analysis of the author's data and literature sources suggests that in H.despiciens the gnathema can be classified as the piercing-cutting-sucking one.

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