Combination of morphological characters and ITS-sequence to characterize a new species of Macrocheles (Acari: Macrochelidae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1386, 2007, Pages 19-29

  Niogret, Jerome ^a   Nicot, Antoine ^a   De Stordeur, Eric ^a   Bertrand, Michel ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Description; ITS 1 sequence; Macrocheles seraphim sp. nov.; Morphology; Phoretic mite; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ACARI; COLEOPTERA; GEOTRUPES MUTATOR; MACROCHELES; MACROCHELES GLABER; MACROCHELES MUSCAEDOMESTICAE; MACROCHELIDAE; SCARABAEUS LATICOLLIS;

EID: 33846189664     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1386.1.2     Document Type: Article

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