Description of Orthadenella coulsoni sp. nov. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Melicharidae) from Siberia with a key to the females of Orthadenella

Abstract

This paper presents both the description and the iconographic documentation of a mite species new to science: Orthadenella coulsoni sp. nov., recorded from Siberia, Russia. A key for determining females of all species within this genus is included.

http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3B416529-A22D-43B3-96BD-3D5A8ED4F0F1

Keywords:

• mites
• Gamasina
• Altai
• Russia
• new species

Additional information

Funding

This study and field work of one of us (I.I. Marchenko) was supported by The Federal Fundamental Scientific Research Programme for 2013–2020 [VI.51.1.7. 30.4].