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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chakrabarti S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6522452 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ZooKeys 20190509
Two new genera, <i>Brevishieldophyes</i> Chakrabarti & Pandit, <b>gen</b>. <b>n</b>. and <i>Mesoshieldophyes</i> Chakrabarti & Pandit, <b>gen</b>. <b>n</b>., and a new species <i>Mesoshieldophyesvarecae</i> Chakrabarti & Pandit, <b>sp</b>. <b>n</b>. are described. These mites are leaf vagrants. The morphological characters of the afore-mentioned genera and those of <i>Ashieldophyes</i> Mohanasundaram are compared. A key for separating the genera within the subfamily Ashieldophyinae is provided. ...[more]