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27 June 2014 Phthiracarus species from China with descriptions of three new species (Acari: Oribatida: Phthiracaridae)
Zhen Ni, Dong Liu
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Abstract

The genus Phthiracarus (Acari: Oribatida: Phthiracaridae) was represented by nine species in China prior to this work. In this paper, eight species of Phthiracarus are identified, including three new species (Phthiracarusfujianensis Liu sp. nov., Phthiracarus sichuanensis Liu sp. nov. and Phthiracarus yunnanensis Liu sp. nov.), and two newly recorded species from China. Some remarks on known and newly recorded species from China are presented. A key to Chinese known species of Phthiracarus is also provided.

© 2014 Systematic & Applied Acarology Society
Zhen Ni and Dong Liu "Phthiracarus species from China with descriptions of three new species (Acari: Oribatida: Phthiracaridae)," Systematic and Applied Acarology 19(2), 177-188, (27 June 2014). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.19.2.8
Accepted: 21 March 2014; Published: 27 June 2014
KEYWORDS
China
key
new record
new species
Oribatida
Phthiracaridae
Phthiracarus
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