THREE NEW WATER MITE SPECIES OF THE GENUS TORRENTICOLA PIERSIG, 1896 (ACARI: HYDRACHNIDIA: TORRENTICOLIDAE) FROM NORTH CAUCASUS
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https://doi.org/10.33910/1999-4079-2012-4-2-123-130Keywords:
Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola, water mites, new species, North CaucasusAbstract
Illustrated descriptions of three new water mite species, Torrenticola caucasica sp. n., T. rara sp. n. and T. simulans sp. n. from running waters of North Caucasus are presented.
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