The genus Phthiracarus (Acari: Oribatida: Phthiracaridae) was represented by nine species in China prior to this work. In this paper, eight species of Phthiracarus are identified, including three new species (Phthiracarusfujianensis Liu sp. nov., Phthiracarus sichuanensis Liu sp. nov. and Phthiracarus yunnanensis Liu sp. nov.), and two newly recorded species from China. Some remarks on known and newly recorded species from China are presented. A key to Chinese known species of Phthiracarus is also provided.
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27 June 2014
Phthiracarus species from China with descriptions of three new species (Acari: Oribatida: Phthiracaridae)
Zhen Ni,
Dong Liu
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 19 • No. 2
June 2014
Vol. 19 • No. 2
June 2014