The first record of Acherontacarus (Acari, Hydrachnidia) in continental France, with a key to the described species of the genus

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 34, 2005, Pages 3137-3149

  Valdecasas, Antonio G ^a   Artheau, Malvina ^b   Boutin, Claude ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Acherontacarus; ESEM; New species; Subterranean; Water mite; Well

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; MITE; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ACARI; ACHERONTACARUS; HYDRACARINA;

EID: 27844591325     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500307319     Document Type: Article

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