Two further Neocaeculus species (Acari: Prostigmata: Caeculidae) from Barrow Island, Western Australia

Two further Neocaeculus species (Acari: Prostigmata: Caeculidae) from Barrow Island, Western Australia

Two new species of Neocaeculus (Acari: Caeculidae) are described from Barrow Island, Western Australia: Neocaeculus kinnearae and N. nudonates. Neocaeculus kinnearae is a likely epigean species closely related to N. knoepffleri; N. nudonates is likely to be a sand-burrowing species. Neocaeculus knoe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acarologia 2014-09, Vol.54 (3), p.347-358
1. Verfasser: Taylor, C.K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Acari
Animal biology
Biodiversity
Invertebrate Zoology
Life Sciences
Prostigmata
Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy
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Zusammenfassung:Two new species of Neocaeculus (Acari: Caeculidae) are described from Barrow Island, Western Australia: Neocaeculus kinnearae and N. nudonates. Neocaeculus kinnearae is a likely epigean species closely related to N. knoepffleri; N. nudonates is likely to be a sand-burrowing species. Neocaeculus knoepffleri and N. bornemisszai are also recorded from Barrow Island.
ISSN:0044-586X
2107-7207
DOI:10.1051/acarologia/20142136