Redescription of Tarsonemus minimax and definition of its species-group in the genus Tarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) with description of two new species

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-368

  Magowski, Wojciech L ^a   Moser, John C ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acari; Fungi; Host ranges; Phoresy; Scolytidae; Systematics

Indexed keywords

HOST RANGE; MITE; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ACARI; COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; INSECTA; SCOLYTINAE; TARSONEMIDAE; TARSONEMUS; TARSONEMUS MINIMAX; TARSONEMUS TEREBRANS; TARSONEMUS TYPOGRAPHI;

EID: 0242657565     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0345:ROTMAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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