A new species of Zambedania (Acari : Heterostigmatina : Pygmephoridae) from the two rivers platinum mine in South Africa and notes on the life-cycle of the genus

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Camerik, Anne M.
Magowski, Wojciech Ł.
Hawkes, Peter G.
Ueckermann, Edward A.
Ochoa, Ronald
Bauchan, Gary R.

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BioMed Central

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A new species of relatively poorly known genus Zambedania Mahunka, 1972 was found on the baboon spider, Harpactirella overdijki Gallon, 2010 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) in South Africa. Besides the abundantly available phoretic females, several males and one larva of this species in the spiders’ nests were also collected. Zambedania sekhukhunensis n. sp. is described and illustrated based on the phoretic females, males and larva. Improved diagnosis of the genus and a new key to species are also supplied. The descriptions and illustrations of the male and larva of this species represent the first ones of these stages in the genus Zambedania. Due to their discovery the generic diagnosis has been significantly improved.

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This paper is part of a South Africa/ Poland Research Cooperation Programme.

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Zambedania sekhukhunensis sp. n., Larva, Male, Female, Phoresy, Harpactirella overdijki, Araneae, Theraphosidae, South Africa (SA)

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Camerik, AM, Magowski, WL, Hawkes, PG, Ueckermann, EA, Ochoa, R & Bauchan, GR 2016, 'A new species of Zambedania (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Pygmephoridae) from the two rivers platinum mine in South Africa and notes on the life-cycle of the genus', Zoological Studies, vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 1-21.