ABSTRACT
Alloeuzercon seemani Sun, Jin & Yi gen. & sp. nov. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Celaenopsoidea: Euzerconidae) associated with passalid beetles (Coleoptera: Passalidae) is described, representing the first record of the family Euzerconidae from China. The new genus bears a close resemblance to the genera Euzerconoides and Paraeuzercon, prompting us to update the key to genera.
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Acknowledgments
We are very grateful to Dr. Owen Seeman (Queensland Museum, Australia) for his valuable comments and advice on the manuscript and supplying literature. We express our thanks to Dr. Jerzy Wiśniewski (Zaklad Ochrony Lasu) for supplying literature. Thanks to Dr. Yuanyuan Lu (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China) for her help in identifying beetles.
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