Acarothrix ampliata (Arachnida: Acari: Halacaridae), a New Halacarid Mite from Florida, with Notes on External Genital Acetabula

Abstract

The genus Acarothrix was to date known from southern China, northern Australia, and southeastern Africa. In this paper a new species is described, collected in the Little Manatee River, Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.A. Males, but not females, of this genus have external genital acetabula.