New species of water mites from Oman, with some zoogeographical notes (Acari: Hydrachnidia)

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Publication date 2010
Journal Acarologia
Volume | Issue number 50 | 2
Pages (from-to) 151-195
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  • Faculty of Science (FNWI)
Abstract The paper deals with a collection of epigean water mites from Oman. One new genus, Omanaxonopsis, and 16 new species are described: Bharatavolzia arabica, Nilotonia bisetosa, N. longiseta, Torrenticola arabica, T. omanensis, Limnesia kochi, Protolimnesia inexspectata, Atractides arabicus, A. omanensis, Neumania indentata, Axonopsis arabica, A. balneatoris, A. omanensis, Omanaxonopsis arabica, Arrenurus dugesi and Arrenurus rectituberculatus. The zoogeographical position of Oman is discussed briefly.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20101953
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