Five new species of mites (Acari: Laelapidae) associated with large Australian cockroaches (Blattodea: Blaberidae)

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-264

  Faraji, Farid ^a   Halliday, Bruce ^b  

^a Mitox Consultants   (Netherlands)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Blaberidae; Cockroach; Cosmolaelaps; Gaeolaelaps; Hypoaspis; Laelapidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BLABERIDAE; BLATTARIA; COSMOLAELAPS; HYPOASPIS; LAELAPIDAE; PERIPLANETA AUSTRALASIAE;

EID: 67849098722     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950903059445     Document Type: Article

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