A new species of the water mite genus Sperchon Kramer, 1877 from China, with identifying Sperchon rostratus Lundblad, 1969 through DNA barcoding (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Sperchontidae)

By

Ding, Jian-Hua
Sun, Jing-Lan
Zhang, Xu

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

707

Pages

47-61

Subjects

China , DNA barcoding , Hydrachnidia , new species , Sperchon

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.707.13493

 

Abstract

A new species of the water mite genus Sperchon Kramer, 1877 from China, Sperchon fuxiensis Zhang, sp. n., is described and illustrated in this article. DNA barcoding for the new species is documented for future use. Descriptions of both male and female of Sperchon rostratus Lundblad, 1969 are given in the present study, and DNA barcoding for identifying S. rostratus is also discussed.