- Acarological Studies
- Vol: 1 Issue: 1
- First record of the rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Sierra Leone with the description...
First record of the rotundabaloghid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Sierra Leone with the description of a new species
Authors : Jeno KONTSCHAN
Pages : 20-22
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Publication Date : 2019-01-29
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The first record of the rotundabaloghid mites in Sierra Leone is presented here. A new species, Rotundabaloghia ( Circobaloghia ) leonensis sp . nov., is described based on two females and one male specimen . The new species differs from the other Afrotropical roundabaloghid mites in following character combination: the setae V7 and V8 pilose, female genital shied and the ventral shields are ornamented by irregular pits. This character combination is unknown within the African rotundabaloghids . Keywords : Soil mites, Uropodina, taxonomy, West-Africa