Three new species of Psilogamasus Athias-Henriot, 1969 (Acari, Parasitiformes, Parasitidae) from Southwest China
The present study reports three new species of <i>Psilogamasus</i>. Among them, one species, <i>Psilogamasus brachysaccatus</i> Jin & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b> from the Xizang Autonomous Region, China, was described and illustrated based on adult females and males. Two species, <i>Psilogamasus decemtrichus</i> Ren & Yi, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Psilogamasus bidens</i> Ren & Yi, <b>sp. nov.</b> from Yunnan Province, China, were described and illustrated based on females. <i>Parasitus truncatus</i> Tseng is transferred from the genus <i>Parasitus</i> to <i>Psilogamasus</i>. A key to the known species of <i>Psilogamasus</i> is provided.
Authors
- Dao‐Chao Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2727-5621)
- You-Fang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7968-5345)
- Mao-Yuan Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5475-046X)
- Tian‐Ci Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9953-3709)
- Jian-Xin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8787-6678)
- Rong Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5331-3887)
Institutions
- Guizhou University (CN)
- Anshun University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1259.171008
- Primary Topic
- Study of Mite Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China