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Systematic & Applied Acarology
(2009) 14, 225–235.A new species of
Steneotarsonemus Beer from sugarcane in Guangdong, China (Acari: Tarsonemidae)JIAN-ZHEN LIN
1, JIAN-WEN CHEN 2 & YAN-XUAN ZHANG1
1 Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China
E-mail: jianzhenlin@126.com
2 Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute, Guangzhou 510316, ChinaAbstract
Steneotarsonemus (Steneotarsonemus) saccharum sp. nov. is described and illustrated from adult females and males, and collected from Saccharum officinarum L. in Guangdong, China.
Key words: Acari, Tarsonemidae, Steneotarsonemus (Steneotarsonemus) saccharum sp. nov., description, China
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Accepted by Z.-Q. Zhang: 12 Nov. 2009
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