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International Journal of Acarology Volume 39, 2013 - Issue 6
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Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) IV. Afticarabodes anjavidilavai gen. nov., sp. nov., Rugocepheus joffrevillei sp. nov. and redefinition of the genus Rugocepheus Mahunka, 2009

Nestor FernandezNational Council of Scientific and Technological Research (C.O.N.I.C.E.T), La Rioja University, La Rioja, ArgentinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pieter TheronResearch Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christine RollardMuséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Département Systématique et Evolution, Unité OSEB, Section Arthropodes, Paris Cedex, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 462-480 | Received 27 Feb 2013, Accepted 02 Jul 2013, Published online: 18 Oct 2013
 
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Abstract

Afticarabodes anjavidilavai gen. nov., sp. nov. and Rugocepheus joffrevillei sp. nov., both found on the island of Madagascar, are described and figured based on adult specimens, with the aid of optical and scanning electron microscopy. The genus Rugocepheus Mahunka, 2009 is redefined.

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Acknowledgements

We express our gratitude to Leone Hudson for her invaluable contribution towards technical and language aspects of the manuscript. This work is based partly upon research supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa (UID 85288). Any opinion, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the authors and therefore the NRF does not accept any liability in regard thereto.

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