First report of Parapygmephorus Cross (Acari: Neopygmephoridae) from Kerala, India, with description of two new species
Two new species, Parapygmephorus indicus sp. nov., associated with Apis cerana indica (Apidae) and Parapygmephorus malabarensis sp. nov., associated with Gnathonomia sp. (Halictidae), are described from Kerala, India. This is the first record of the genus Parapygmephorus in India.
Authors
- Alexander A. Khaustov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0306-112X)
- Amrutha Neeloor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8110-604X)
- Sachin P. James
Institutions
- Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
- University of Tyumen (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Systematic and Applied Acarology
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.29.12.7
- Primary Topic
- Study of Mite Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00