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DESCRIPTION OF LARVAE OF NEOACARUS OCCIDENTALS (ACARI: ARRENUROIDEA: NEOACARIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Ian M. Smith
Ian M. Smith
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C6
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Abstract

Larvae of Neoacarus occidentalis Cook, the first known larval Neoacaridae, are described, and host association and distributional data for the species are provided. A provisional diagnosis for the genus Neoacarus and remarks on possible phylogenetic affinities of Neoacaridae are presented based upon new knowledge of larval morphology.

Résumé

L'auteur décrit des larves de Neoacarus occidentalis Cook, les premiers Neoacaridae larvaires connus, et présente des données sur l'association hôte-insecte et sur la distribution de l'espèce. L'ouvrage présente un diagnostic provisoire du genre Neoacarus et des observations sur les affinités phylogénétiques possibles des Neoacaridae d'après les nouvelles connaissances acquises sur la morphologie larvaire.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 115 , Issue 3 , March 1983 , pp. 221 - 226
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1983

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