Six species have been described in the genus Sphaerotarsus, five from Australia and one from Iran. Only three of them have been described from larvae. The knowledge of this small group is very limited, and here we describe and illustrate the larvae of Sphaerotarsus baenai sp. nov. collected from soil in two provinces of Andalusia, Spain. This is the fourth larval species described in the genus, and the first report of Sphaerotarsus for the European fauna. A key to the species of Sphaerotarsus larvae is provided.
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25 April 2017
Description of a new species of Sphaerotarsus (Acari: Parasitengonina: Smarididae) and new record for the fauna of Europe
Jaime G. Mayoral,
P. Barranco
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 22 • No. 5
May 2017
Vol. 22 • No. 5
May 2017
Andalusia
key to species
larvae
Smaridinae
Spain
Sphaerotarsus baenai