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2016 , Vol. 41 >Issue 3: 243 - 252

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.201625

Two new species and two newly recorded species of Tenuialidae in China, with an updated key to the family (Acari: Oribatida: Gustavioidea)

  • Yan Zhang ,
  • Daochao Jin
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  • 1Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China 2School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China

Online published: 2016-07-24

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The study was supported by the Program of Science and Technology Innovation Talents Team, Guizhou Province (20144001), the Provincial Outstanding Graduate Program for Agricultural Entomology and Pest Control (Qianjiaoyanhe ZYRC (2013) 010), the Innovation Team Program for Systematic and Applied Acarology ([2014]33), and the Program for Social Development by Department of Science and Technology of Guizhou Province (SY[2012]3192).

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Abstract

In this work, two new species belonging to the family Tenuialidae from China are described: Tenuiala hubeiensis sp. nov., Hafenrefferia eurycuspis sp. nov. Two species, Tenuiala nuda Ewing, 1913 and Hafenrefferia gilvipes (Koch, 1839), are reported for the first time in China. A key is provided for adult identification of the world known species of Tenuialidae. All examined specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou Universiy (GUGC), Guiyang, Guizhou.

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Yan Zhang , Daochao Jin . Two new species and two newly recorded species of Tenuialidae in China, with an updated key to the family (Acari: Oribatida: Gustavioidea)[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2016 , 41(3) : 243 -252 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.201625

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