Ptyctimous mites of the Ethiopian region. I. Euphthiracaroidea (acari, oribatida)

Journal of African Zoology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-75

  Niedbala, Wojciech ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acari; Biogeography; Endemism; Ethiopian region; Euphthiracaroidea; Key; New species; Regionalism; Revision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037574895     PISSN: 07767943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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