A review of myrmecophilous mites of the family Microdispidae (Acari, Heterostigmatina) of Western Siberia.

ABSTRACT: Five species of myrmecophilous microdispid mites (Acari: Microdispidae) are recorded from Western Siberia, Russia. Unguidispuslasii Kurosa, 1979, Unguidispusjaponicus Kurosa, 1979, Caesarodispusminutus (Sevastianov, 1981), and Caesarodispussamsinaki (Mahunka, 1967), comb. n. are reported from Russia for the first time. Unguidispuspolyctenus (Sevastianov, 1969) and Caesarodispussamsinaki are redescribed. The keys to species of the genera Unguidispus Mahunka, 1970 and Caesarodispus Mahunka, 1977 are provided.

SUBMITTER: Khaustov AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4258737 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature