1904
On a new genus and species of Parasitic Acari
Publication
Publication
Notes from the Leyden Museum , Volume 24 - Issue 4 p. 216- 222
This most remarkable genus probably belongs to the subfamily of Laelaptinae. Though the male is unknown to me, I do not hesitate to place it here, because the female, concerning the dorsal and ventral shields, seems to be nearest related to Hypoaspis myrmecophilus (Berlese) and Hypoaspis Canestrinii (Berlese) which are provided too with metapodial as well as with inguinal shields, a rare coincidence; and concerning its being covered dorsally with so numerous hairs, — to Hypoaspis arcualis (C. L. Koch). The reason why in my opinion the present mite belongs to a hitherto unknown genus, is, that the mandibles in the female sex lack the upper-jaw and have a fixed, not a movable, under-jaw. I think it is not senseful to enlarge at present the number of generic characteristics, for fear the generic diagnosis will soon be changed. Therefore I propose the following short diagnosis.
Additional Metadata | |
---|---|
Notes from the Leyden Museum | |
Released under the CC-BY 4.0 ("Attribution") License | |
Organisation | Naturalis journals & series |
Oudemans, A. C. (1904). On a new genus and species of Parasitic Acari. Notes from the Leyden Museum, 24(4), 216–222. |