A revision of the Heatherellidae (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) with a new genus and two new species from Australasia

O D Seeman; Maria Minor; Michelle R Baker; David E Walter

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4434.3.3

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A revision of the Heatherellidae (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) with a new genus and two new species from Australasia

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A revision of the Heatherellidae (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) with a new genus and two new species from Australasia

O D Seeman, Maria Minor, Michelle R Baker and David E Walter

Zootaxa, Vol.4434(3), pp.441-465

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4434.3.3

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The discovery of a new genus of Heatherellidae in New Zealand has led us to revise this enigmatic family and its constituent genera. Aheatherella n. gen., based on A. mira n. sp. from the North Island of New Zealand, lacks some of the derived character states that link the Australian Heatherella, most notably the lack of sexual dimorphism in the dorsal shields and in the presence of peritremes in adult Aheatherella. Heatherella osleri n. sp. is described from New South Wales, extending the distribution of this genus beyond Queensland. New collection records of H. callimaulos and a key to the genera and species of the family are provided. We propose that the Heatherellidae-previously placed in its own cohort outside the Gamasina-are best considered a superfamily of gamasine mites within the subcohort Epicriiae.

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Title: A revision of the Heatherellidae (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) with a new genus and two new species from Australasia
Authors: O D Seeman (Author) - Queensland Museum
Maria Minor (Author) - Massey University
Michelle R Baker (Author)
David E Walter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Zootaxa, Vol.4434(3), pp.441-465
Publisher: Magnolia Press
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4434.3.3
ISSN: 1175-5334
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451339802621
Output Type: Journal article

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