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Guntheria Womersley, 1939 and two related genera of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) in Africa, with a description of one new species

Alexandr A. StekolnikovLaboratory of Parasitic Arthropods, Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, RussiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 109-114 | Received 14 Nov 2023, Accepted 09 Jan 2024, Published online: 30 Jan 2024

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