Prelarva and larva of opilioacarus (neocarus) texanus (chamberlin and mulaik) (Acari: Opilioacarida) with notes on the patterns of setae and lyrifissures

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1977-1992

  Klompen, J S H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaetotaxy; Homology; Larvae; Mites; Opilioacarida; Opilioacarus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033781047     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930050144819     Document Type: Article

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