MONATRACTIDES TUZOVSKYI SP. NOV. (ACARI: TORRENTICOLIDAE), A NEW WATER MITE FROM THE GARHWAL HIMALAYAS (INDIA)

About authors:

N. Kumar, Department of Zoology, Meerut College, Meerut-250001, U.P., India;
K. Kumar, Department of Zoology, Meerut College, Meerut-250001, U.P., India;
S. Kumar, Department of Zoology, Meerut College, Meerut-250001, U.P., India;
V. Pesic, Department of Biology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b.b., 81000 Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro;

Acknowledgments:

We thank Dr. Peter Martin (Germany) and one anonymous reviewer for valuable comments.

Annotation:

Monatractides tuzovskyi sp. nov. (Acari: Torrenticolidae), a new water mite from the Garhwal Himalayas (North India) is described.

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