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Two new species of Metatarsonemus Attiah, 1970 (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Tarsonemidae), M. badurkani Karmakar Mondal sp. nov. and M. shirishi Karmakar Mondal sp. nov., are described based on specimens collected from… Click to show full abstract
Two new species of Metatarsonemus Attiah, 1970 (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Tarsonemidae), M. badurkani Karmakar Mondal sp. nov. and M. shirishi Karmakar Mondal sp. nov., are described based on specimens collected from Ziziphus jujubae (Rhamnaceae), Lagerstroemia speciosa (Lythraceae), Piper betle (Piperaceae) and Albizia lebbeck (Leguminosae) in West Bengal, India. A larval description of M. shirishi and a dichotomous key to the species of Metatarsonemus are provided.
Keywords:
two new;
new species;
description;
record metatarsonemus;
first record;
tarsonemidae
Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2021
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