miércoles, 26 de noviembre de 2014

Two New Species of Dorsipes (Acari: Podapolipidae) from Tefflus zebulianus reichardi (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Including a Key to Dorsipes Species

Two New Species of Dorsipes (Acari: Podapolipidae) from Tefflus zebulianus reichardi (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Including a Key to Dorsipes Species

ROBERT W. HUSBAND

ABSTRACT Two new species of podapolipid mites, Dorsipes tefflii and D. auncinius, are described,
illustrated, and compared with related species of Dorsipes in the platysmae group. Both species are
ectoparasites of Tefflus zebulianus reichardi Kolbe collected in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo. These are the 1st records of Dorsipes in Africa. Keys to the ten species of Dorsipes are
provided.

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