DESCRIPTIONS OF 2 NEW SPECIES OF SAND-INH ABITANT ASTIGMATA (ACARI)

Authors
FAIN A COINEAU Y ANDRE HM
Citation
A. Fain et al., DESCRIPTIONS OF 2 NEW SPECIES OF SAND-INH ABITANT ASTIGMATA (ACARI), Acarologia, 34(2), 1993, pp. 149-158
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Acarologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
0044586X
Volume
34
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
149 - 158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-586X(1993)34:2<149:DO2NSO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A new genus and two new species of mites (Astigmata) are described fro m the sand: Namibacarus sabulosus n. g., n. sp. (Suidasiidae) found in the sand in Namib Desert (Namibia) and Sapracarus arenicola n. sp. (S apracaridae) from the sand of the Mediterranean coast near Montpellier , France. The subfamily Sapracarinae is raised to the family rank.