Five new species of Pavania Lombardini (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarabaeine beetles are described: P. brevicaudatasp. nov., on Canthon vulcanoae in French Guiana; P. semireductasp. nov., on Canthon quadriguttatus in French Guiana; P. pusillasp. nov., on Canthon bicolor in French Guiana; P. hansreiaphilasp. nov., on Hansreia affinis in French Guiana; and P. copridissp. nov., on Copris agnus in Borneo, Malaysia. A key to world species of Pavania is provided. The family Dolichocybidae is reported from French Guiana and Malaysia for the first time.
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27 April 2020
Five new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) phoretic on scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from French Guiana and Malaysia
Alexander A. Khaustov,
Andrey V. Frolov
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 25 • No. 4
April 2020
Vol. 25 • No. 4
April 2020
Dolichocyboidea
new taxa
phoresy
Scarabaeinae
systematics