Title of article
Two new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar
Author/Authors
Khaustov, Alexander A. Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia , Frolov, Andrey V. Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences - Universitetskaya Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Pages
14
From page
545
To page
558
Abstract
Two new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) phoretic on dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scara-baeidae), P. neoafricana sp. nov. has been collected on Heliocopris neptunus in Tanzania, and P. madagascariensis sp. nov. has been collected on Helictipleurus quadripunctatus in Madagascar are described. The updated key to species of the genus Pavania is provided. The family Dolichocybidae is reported from Madagascar for the first time.
Keywords
Afrotropical region , dung beetle , key , phoresy , systematics
Journal title
Persian Journal of Acarology
Serial Year
2022
Record number
2732746
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