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DESCRIPTION OF ADULTS OF A NEW SPECIES OF UCHIDASTYGACARUS (s.s.) (ACARI: PARASITENGONA: ARRENUROIDEA) FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, WITH COMMENTS ON DISTRIBUTION OF MITES OF THE GENUS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Ian M. Smith
Ian M. Smith
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C6
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Abstract

Adults of Uchidastygacarus (s.s.) acadiensis n. sp. are described from specimens collected from gravel and sand bars in streams in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. Comments on the distribution of mites of the genus are presented.

Résumé

Le stade adulte d'Uchidastygacarus (s.s.) acadiensis n. sp. a été décrit à partir de spécimens recueillis dans les bancs de sable et de gravier des cours d'eau des provinces de l'Atlantique. Suivent des remarques sur la distribution des acariens du genre.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 115 , Issue 9 , September 1983 , pp. 1177 - 1179
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1983

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