A morphological re-evaluation of Pachyseius humeralis Berlese, 1910 (Acari, Mesostigmata, Pachylaelapidae)

By

Masan, Peter

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

790

Pages

35-44

Subjects

Description , Morphology , soil mites , systematics , taxonomic revision , type species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.790.26894

 

Abstract

Based on features of the lectotype and newly collected specimens from Italy (Boboli Gardens, Florence), a morphological concept ofPachyseiushumeralisBerlese, 1910 is revised and re-evaluated. New diagnostic character states important for recognition of the species are provided. A misidentified species, formerly widely published in Europe under the nameP.humeralis, is established as a new species,Pachyseiussubhumeralissp. n.