New species of subgenus Megaluracarus (Acari: Hydrachnidiae: Arrenuridae: Arrenurus) from Mexico.

نویسندگان

  • Marcia M Ramirez-Sánchez
  • Gerardo Rivas
چکیده

Four new water mite species of the subgenus Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) from lakes and ponds in Mexico are described and illustrated: Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) anitahoffmannae sp. nov., A. olmeca sp. nov., A. maya sp. nov., and A. urbanus sp. nov. With these species the number of known species of this subgenus in Mexico increases to 21.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Zootaxa

دوره 3718  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013