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ISSN 1362-1971 An international journal of the Systematic and Applied Acarology Society, published since 1996 [Aims] [Editors] [Content] [Subscriptions] [Contact details] [Society Homepage] |
Systematic & Applied Acarology (2003) 8, 183-191Review of the sand-mite genus Xinjiangsha with notes on the genus Aboriginesia (Acariformes: Trombiculidae)
TING-HUAN WEN
Medical Acarology Laboratory, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
E-mail: thwenc@online.sh.cn
Abstract
The sand-mite genus Xinjiangsha Wen et Shao, 1984 is closely related to the genera Neotrombicula, Miyatrombicula and Aboriginesia. The genus Xinjiangsha is characterized by a pair of scuto-ocular setae inserted in between the pentagonal scutum and ocular platelets, second row of the sternal setae being four, coxa III with two setae and the lateral margins and PL angles of scutum finely pleated. The genus is revised to include three species, X. scutocularis, X. armata comb. n., and X. tokobajevi comb. n., the last two of which are transferred from the genus Aboriginesia.
Key words: sand-mite, generic review, Xinjiangsha, Aboriginesia, Neotrombicula, Miyatrombicula, Trombiculidae
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