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ABSTRACT
Gaeolaelaps glabrosimilis and Holostaspis flexuosa are recorded for the first time in Western Siberia, Russia, collected from the ant species Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille) (Formicidae) and Camponotus herculeanus (L.), respectively. Gaeolaelaps glabrosimilis is redescribed on the basis of adults and a detailed comparison of this species with the very closely related species Gaeolaelaps longichaetus is presented. Moreover, notable variations are observed in some morphological characters of H. flexuosa.
Acknowledgments
We cordially thank Mohammadhassan Abbasi Sarcheshmeh (Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University) for assistance in figure preparation. We are very grateful to Sneha Vissa (School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University) for her help with collecting of samples. The present research was supported by the grant from the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 20-64-47015.
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