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On two new species and new records of Acarina mainly from the Ethiopian region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

M. M. J. Lavoipierre
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Extract

In this paper two new species of Acarina are described, the first a new species of Pterygosoma from a West African agamid lizard and the second a new species of Schöngastiella from two West African rodents. In addition, several new records of Acarina are given, most of these from the Ethiopian region of Africa. The writer wishes to extend his thanks to all those who have contributed material, and in particular Mr W. Crewe and Dr R. Taufflieb.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1955

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