A new genus and species of the family Lethaxonidae (Acari, Parasitengona, Hydrachnidia) from the island of Coiba (Panama)
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https://doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2010.v66.002Keywords:
Acari, Hydrachnidia, Lethaxonidae, Transitia carlosi n. gen. n. sp., water mites, confocal microscopyAbstract
Transitia carlosi n. gen. n. sp. of the family Lethaxonidae is described from the interstitial environment of a small stream in Central America. Following a morphological revision of the adult variation in the family, Transitia n. gen. is proposed, characterized by a posteriorly tapering body shape, three pairs of acetabula arranged linearly, median position of male gonopore in relation to first pair of genital acetabula and slight sexual dimorphism of male legs.
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