A New Species of the Copidognathus pulcher Group (Acari : Halacaridae) from Western Australia : Description of Adults and Juveniles and Notes on Developmental Pattern

Ilse Bartsch

doi:10.12782/specdiv.3.187

Species Diversity

Online ISSN : 2189-7301
Print ISSN : 1342-1670

A New Species of the Copidognathus pulcher Group (Acari : Halacaridae) from Western Australia : Description of Adults and Juveniles and Notes on Developmental Pattern

Ilse Bartsch

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Keywords: marine mite, Copidognathus, new species, description, postembryonic development, Australia

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1998 Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 187-200

DOI https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.3.187

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Abstract

Adults and juveniles of Copidognathus vulgaris sp. nov. are described. This mite, very common in the upper phytal zone of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, belongs to the pulcher group, a natural species group spread world-wide. External morphological characters of adults, protonymphs, and larvae during ontogenetic development are outlined and discussed.

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