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EPIDAMAEUS (ACARI: DAMAEIDAE) OF SUBARCTIC WESTERN NORTH AMERICA AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN USSR

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier  and
Roy A. Norton
Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C6
Roy A. Norton
Affiliation:
SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York 13210
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Abstract

Nine species of Epidamaeus of subarctic western North America and extreme northeastern USSR are discussed. Six new species, Epidamaeus aborigensis, E. chukchi, E. floccosus, E. gilyarovi, E. koyukon and E. nasutus, are proposed; E. gibbofemoratus, E. hastatus and E. tenuissimus, previously described by Hammer, are redescribed.

Résumé

Neuf espèces d'Epidamaeus provenant des régions subarctiques de la partie ouest de l'Amérique du Nord et de l'extrême nord-est de l'URSS sont étudiées. Six nouvelles espèces, Epidamaeus aborigensis, E. chukchi, E. floccosus, E. gilyarovi, E. koyukon et E. nasutus, ont été identifiées et les espèces suivantes E. gibbofemoratus, E. hastatus et E. tenuissimus originalement décrites par Hammer, sont décrites à nouveau.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 117 , Issue 3 , March 1985 , pp. 277 - 319
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1985

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