A new species of Ramusella Hammer, 1962 (Acari, Oppiidae), from Fars province, Iran
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https://doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2011.v67.048Keywords:
Oribatida, Oppiidae, Ramusella (Insculptoppia), new species, Fars province, IranAbstract
A new species of oribatid mite of the family Oppiidae, Ramusella (Insculptoppia) farsi sp. nov., is described from Fars province, southern Iran. The new species is characterized by the fusiform sensillus, with ten long ciliae on its head; smooth notogastral setae, presence of seta c2, and four pairs of genital setae.
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