A REVISION OF POSTUMIUS (ACARI: PROSTIGMATA: STIGMAEIDAE)

About authors:

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

Acknowledgments:

The present research was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, grant № 20-64-47015.

Annotation:

The genus Postumius Kuznetsov (Acari: Stigmaeidae) is revised. Postumius tectus Kuznetsov and P. gloriosus Kuznetsov are redescribed based on holotypes. P. mikhailovi sp. n. is described from European Russia. A key to the species of the genus Postumius is provided.

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2021-29-1-115-133

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