Contribution to systematics of the Palaearctic Microdispidae (Acari: Pygmephoroidea)

ABSTRACT

The genera Microdispus Paoli, 1911 and Scutodispus Mahunka and Mahunka-Papp, 1994 are redefined. Their type species, M. obovatus (Paoli, 1911) and S. meszarosi Mahunka and Mahunka-Papp, 1994, are redescribed. Three new genera, Pseudomicrodispus gen. nov. with type species Diversipes (Microdispus) setosus Evans, 1952, Rhombomicrodispus gen. nov. with type species Microdispus equisetosus Mahunka, 1970 and Promicrodispus gen. nov. with type species Brennandania pumilis Sevastianov, 1975, are described and their type species are redescribed. Microdispus hastatus Mahunka, 1981 and M. montanus Khaustov and Minor, 2016 are placed into the genus Pseudomicrodispus gen. nov. Some generic-level characters of Microdispidae are discussed.

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KEYWORDS:

• Acarina
• Heterostigmata
• new genera
• redescription
• Russia

Acknowledgment

The author cordially thank Dr Hamidreza Hajiqanbar (Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran) for reviewing of the manuscript and for helpful suggestions.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.