In the course of examination of mites on bees, Leioproctus imitatus Smith (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) in New Zealand, a mite species, Parapygmephorus luxtoni (Mahunka, 1970) comb. nov. (Acari: Neopygmephoridae),was rediscovered. Herein, we redescribe the mite and provide a key to the world species of Parapygmephorus.
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8 September 2014
The redescription of Parapygmephorus luxtoni (Mahunka, 1970) comb. nov. (Acari: Neopygmephoridae) phoretic on bees of the family Colletidae (Hymenoptera) from New Zealand
Qing-Hai Fan,
Alexander A. Khaustov,
Barry Donovan
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