ASIAPYGMEPHORUS GEN. NOV., A NEW GENUS OF THE MITE FAMILY PYGMEPHORIDAE (ACARINA: HETEROSTIGMATA) FROM TURKMENISTAN, WITH THE REDESCRIPTION OF "PEDICULASTER" PAUCISETOSUS SEVASTIANOV ET CHYDYROV, 1991

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X-BIO Institute, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia

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A new genus of pygmephorid mites (Acarina: Pygmephoridae) named Asiapygmephorus is de-scribed from Turkmenistan , with the type species Pediculaster paucisetosus Sevastianov et Chydy-rov, 1991. The redescription of Pediculaster pau-cisetosus is given.

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