A redescription of Chirodiscoides caviae Hirst (Acari: Atopomelidae), with differentiating characteristics of male and female adult and nymphal stages

A redescription of Chirodiscoides caviae Hirst (Acari: Atopomelidae), with differentiating characteristics of male and female adult and nymphal stages

This paper is a detailed redescription of Chirodiscoides caviae at different stages of its life cycle. The nymphal stages can be distinguished through a variety of characteristics which not only permit differentiation between protonymph and tritonymph, but also between sexes.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 1983-01, Vol.56 (4), p.483-495
Hauptverfasser: Al-Rabiai, Suad, Wagner, Joseph E., Enns, Wilbur R., Farrar, Patricia L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult insects
Anus
Bears
Entomology
Female animals
Femur
Genitalia
Mating behavior
Nymphs
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Zusammenfassung:This paper is a detailed redescription of Chirodiscoides caviae at different stages of its life cycle. The nymphal stages can be distinguished through a variety of characteristics which not only permit differentiation between protonymph and tritonymph, but also between sexes.
ISSN:0022-8567
1937-2353