A new species, Cunaxa jatoiensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The types were collected at Jatoi (Muzafargarh) from stubble of sugarcane and deposited in the Acarology Research Laboratory, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. A key to species of Cunaxa from Pakistan is also given. The species Rubroscirus valentis Muhammad, Chaudri & Akbar, R. rasile Muhammad & Chaudri and R. otiosus Muhammad & Chaudri are changed to Cunaxa valentis (Muhammad, Chaudri & Akbar) com. nov., C. rasile (Muhammad & Chaudri) com. nov. and C. otiosus (Muhammad & Chaudri) com. nov.
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1 March 2006
A new species of the genus Cunaxa (Acarina: Cunaxidae) from Pakistan
M. Hamid Bashir,
M. Afzal
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 11 • No. 1
March 2006
Vol. 11 • No. 1
March 2006
Acari
Cunaxa
Cunaxidae
Pakistan