The genus Caligohomus Habeeb contains mites that live in aquatic or semi-aquatic habitats and is one of the more mysterious genera of the family Stigmaeidae. Herein we redefine the genus, redescribe the type species, C. aquaticus and describe a new species, C. durus from Florida, USA. We also discuss the relationship of Caligohomus to Cheylostigmaeus and to the family Homocaligidae.
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1 July 2004
Genus Caligohomus Habeeb (Acari: Prostigmata: Stigmaeidae)
Qing-Hai Fan,
David E. Walter
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 9 • No. 1
July 2004
Vol. 9 • No. 1
July 2004
Caligohomus
new species
redefine
Stigmaeidae