ON THE SYSTEMATICS OF THE WATER MITE PIONA NODATA (MÜLLER, 1776) (ACARI: HYDRACHNIDIA, PIONIDAE)

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Petr V. Tuzovsky,

Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
e-mail: tuz@ibiw.yaroslavl.ru

Annotation:

The redescription of larva, male and female of the water mite Piona nodata (Müller, 1776) are provided. The larva described under the name P. nodata (Wainstein 1976, 1980) was misidentified. The new synonym is established: Piona lacerata Sokolow, 1928=P. nodata (Müller, 1776).

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2017-25-2-135-14

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