A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS PROTOPENTHALODES (ACARI: PENTHALODIDAE) FROM CRIMEA

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Alexander A. Khaustov,  e-mail

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

Annotation:

A new species, Protopenthalodes reticulatus sp. n. (Acari: Penthalodidae) is described from moss in Crimea. The taxonomic position of the genus Halotydeus is discussed and this genus is moved from the family Penthaleidae to Penthalodidae.

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