A brief introduction of Chinese Limnesiidae taxonomy is provided. Adults of two new species, Limnesia (Limnesia) lupingae Li & Guo sp. nov. and Limnesia (Limnesia) macrophthalma Li & Guo sp. nov., from Heilongjiang and Hubei provinces respectively, are described in detail. Subtle structures are recorded with scanning electron micrographs. In addition, deutonymphs of two new species are also described in detail and compared with the adults in discussion.
How to translate text using browser tools
8 March 2024
Two new species of Limnesia (Acari, Hydrachnidiae, Lebertioidea) from China, with the descriptions of two instars
Hai-Tao Li,
Xin-Yao Gu,
Yu-Hao Zhang,
Dao-Chao Jin,
Jian-Jun Guo
ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE
Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 29 • No. 3
March 2024
Vol. 29 • No. 3
March 2024
deutonymph
Limnesiidae
new species
SEM
watermite