An amazing sub-cambium flat mite from South Africa (Acari : Trombidiformes : Tenuipalpidae)
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Ueckermann, Edward A.
Ochoa, Ronald
Bauchan, Gary R.
Neser, S. (Stefanus), 1942-
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Acarologia
Abstract
An unusual sub-cambium flat mite, Phytoptipalpus occultuae sp. n., first found under
the bark in blisters on stems of Senegalia caffra in Pretoria, South Africa is described and
illustrated herein. This is a unique species in the genus Phytoptipalpus because of the
presence of reduced legs IV, a possible link between
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Flat mites, Phytoptipalpus ceridium group, Senegalia caffra, Blisters, New taxa, Plant feeding mite, Leguminosae
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Citation
Ueckermann, E.A., Ochoa, R., Bauchan, G.R. E. A. et al. (2019), An amazing sub-cambium flat mite from South Africa (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae). Acarologia 59(4): 507-530; DOI 10.24349/acarologia/20194351.