Uroobovella phoenicicola sp. n., a new Uropodina mite (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with the African palm weevil (Rhynchophorus phoenicis Fabricius, 1801) from Cameroon

African Invertebrates

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 593-600

  Kontschán, Jeno ^a   Tambe, James Tanyi ^b   Riolo, Paola ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b Department of Evolutionary Biology ^*  (Italy)

^c Sezione Protezione delle Piante   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acari; African palm weevil; Afrotropical; Cameroon; New species; Phoresy; Uropodina

Indexed keywords

ACARI; MESOSTIGMATA; RHYNCHOPHORUS PHOENICIS; UROOBOVELLA; UROPODINA;

EID: 84873052142     PISSN: 16815556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5733/afin.053.0205     Document Type: Article

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