A new species of Ficotarsonemus (Acari: Heterostigmata: Tarsonemidae) from the syconium of the sandpaper fig Ficus coronata

A new species, Ficotarsonemus bancrofti sp. nov., is described from female and male mites from within the syconium of the sandpaper fig Ficus coronata Spin collected from southeast Queensland, Australia. We summarize records of fig mites (Tarsonemidae: Tarsonemellini) to date and provide a key to ge...

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Published in:International journal of acarology 2024-05, Vol.50 (4), p.385-391
Main Authors: Seeman, Owen D., Baker, Michelle R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
diversity
Ficus coronata
key
New records
New species
symbiosis
Tarsonemidae
Tarsonemoidea
Taxonomy
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Summary:A new species, Ficotarsonemus bancrofti sp. nov., is described from female and male mites from within the syconium of the sandpaper fig Ficus coronata Spin collected from southeast Queensland, Australia. We summarize records of fig mites (Tarsonemidae: Tarsonemellini) to date and provide a key to genera and species. Paper LSID: http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:21C35560-CC83-4C48-B731-54E8B37C3E3B Species LSID: http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B1F55563-D06E-4B8E-AB07-91088156838B
ISSN:0164-7954
1945-3892
DOI:10.1080/01647954.2024.2336010