Blaszakiella americana gen. et sp. nov. A New Zerconid Mite (Acari: Zerconidae) from North America

Bożena Sikora; Maciej Skoracki

doi:10.3161/000345408X326555

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Bożena Sikora,¹ Maciej Skoracki¹

¹Department of Animal Morphology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; e-mail: boszka@amu.edu.pl

Abstract

Blaszakiella americana gen. et sp. nov., a new genus and species of zerconid mite (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae) is described and figured. This new genus differs from the closely related Microzercon Blaszak, 1976 by the presence both of small adgenital shields with openings of adgenital glands gv2. A key for females of Zerconidae genera in the Nearctic Region is provided.

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Bożena Sikora and Maciej Skoracki "Blaszakiella americana gen. et sp. nov. A New Zerconid Mite (Acari: Zerconidae) from North America," Annales Zoologici 58(2), 251-254, (1 June 2008). https://doi.org/10.3161/000345408X326555

Received: 15 January 2008; Accepted: 1 April 2008; Published: 1 June 2008

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