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Systematic & Applied Acarology
(2008) 13, 204–213.Mites and millipedes: a new Neomegistus (Acari: Mesostigmata: Paramegistidae) from Australia
M.R. BAKER & O.D. SEEMAN1
Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia.
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Corresponding author. Email: owens@qm.qld.gov.auAbstract
Neomegistus remus sp. nov. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Paramegistidae) is described from two female specimens collected from Lord’s Table Mountain in Queensland on the millipede Proporobolus sp. (Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). This new mite species is the second for the genus, which was previously known from millipedes in South Africa and Madagascar. We also rediagnose Neomegistus and provide a new diagnosis for Ophiomegistus, whose members share many characters in common with Neomegistus. The leg chaetotaxy for the Paramegistidae is also reviewed.
Key words: Paramegistoidea, Myriapoda, new species, taxonomy, Ophiomegistus
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Accepted by A. Baker: 27 Sept. 2008
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