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30 August 2019 Two new species of Pseudopygmephorellus (Acari: Heterostigmata: Pygmephoridae) phoretic on beetles of the genus Rhyparus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia
Alexander A. Khaustov, Andrey V. Frolov
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Abstract

Two new species of Pseudopygmephorellus Khaustov, 2008 (Acari: Prostigmata: Pygmephoridae) are described: P. orientalissp. nov., collected on Rhyparus breviceps in Papua New Guinea and R. sumatrensis in Sumatra, Indonesia; and P. ovalisetussp. nov., collected on R. breviceps in Papua New Guinea. A key to world species of Pseudopygmephorellus is provided.

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Alexander A. Khaustov and Andrey V. Frolov "Two new species of Pseudopygmephorellus (Acari: Heterostigmata: Pygmephoridae) phoretic on beetles of the genus Rhyparus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia," Systematic and Applied Acarology 24(8), 1541-1554, (30 August 2019). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.24.8.14
Received: 27 June 2019; Accepted: 18 July 2019; Published: 30 August 2019
KEYWORDS
new taxa
phoresy
Pygmephoroidea
synhospitality
systematics
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