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30 September 2020 Unusual New Species of Australian Eutarsopolipus (Acariformes: Podapolipidae) from Clivina (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Owen D. Seeman
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Abstract

Two new species of Eutarsopolipus (Acariformes: Tarsonemoidea: Podapolipidae) are described from Australian species of Clivina (Coleoptera: Carabidae): Eutarsopolipus divisussp. nov. from Clivina procera Putzeys and Eutarsopolipus olszanowskiisp. nov. from Clivina quadratifrons Sloane. Both new species do not fit into any of the current species groups of Eutarsopolipus, although may be members of the ochoai group that have secondarily lost their claws. A further autapomorphy for the male (known for C. divisus only) is its unusual divided plate CD, which is unique in the Tarsonemoidea.

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Owen D. Seeman "Unusual New Species of Australian Eutarsopolipus (Acariformes: Podapolipidae) from Clivina (Coleoptera: Carabidae)," Annales Zoologici 70(3), 425-438, (30 September 2020). https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.3.013
Received: 20 April 2020; Accepted: 27 July 2020; Published: 30 September 2020
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host associations
parasites
species groups
taxonomy
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