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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2007) 12, 167-176Zibethacarus beeri (Astigmata: Glycyphagidae), a new mite species inhabiting vole nests in western Oregon, U.S.A.
NORMAN J. FASHING AND ANDREW BURTON
Department of Biology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, USA. E-mail: njfash@wm.edu
Abstract
Zibethacarus beeri
sp. nov., is described and illustrated from adults collected from the nest of Microtus oregoni (Bachman) (Rodentia) in western Oregon, U.S.A. Males are approximately half the size of females, and samples collected into alcohol using a Berlese funnel contained males still clinging to the dorsum of females, their modified tibiae of legs II clasping the female’s modified dorsal setae h2. It is probable that such persistent clinging behavior is a result of mate guarding on the part of the male.Key words: Acari, Glycyphagidae, Zibethacarus, Microtus, Dermacarus, mate guarding
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