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Research Article

A review of host-commensal associations between canestriniid mites (Astigmata: Canestriniidae) and Insecta with keys and descriptions of the new genera

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Pages 22-93 | Received 26 Aug 2021, Accepted 25 Oct 2021, Published online: 17 Mar 2022

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