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15 March 2011 Podapolipus kurosai spec. nov. (Acari: Podapolipidae), Parasite of Phloeonotus humilis Gerstaecker (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) in Swaziland, Southern Africa
Robert W. Husband
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Abstract

Podapolipus kurosai spec. nov. (Acari: Podapolipidae) is described, illustrated and compared with related Podapolipus species from Orthoptera and Blattodea. Podapolipus kurosai is a subpronotal parasite of the pigmy grasshopper Phloeonotus humilis Gerstaecker collected in Swaziland, Southern Africa. This is the first record of a podapolipid mite from Tetrigidae.

© 2011 Systematic & Applied Acarology Society
Robert W. Husband "Podapolipus kurosai spec. nov. (Acari: Podapolipidae), Parasite of Phloeonotus humilis Gerstaecker (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) in Swaziland, Southern Africa," Systematic and Applied Acarology 16(1), 51-58, (15 March 2011). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.16.1.7
Accepted: 1 December 2011; Published: 15 March 2011
KEYWORDS
Africa
new species
Podapolipidae
taxonomy
Tetrigidae
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