A new species of Opilioacarus With, 1902 (Acari: Opilioacaridae) from Italy, and a new diagnosis of the genus

No living Opilioacarus species have been described from Europe for more than a century since the first finding and species description in the early twentieth century. Using the material deposited in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale of Verona, Italy, it was possible to identify and describe a new Opil...

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Published in:	Zootaxa Vol. 4500; no. 1; p. 135
Main Authors:	De araÚjo, Marcel Santos, Palma, Antonella di, Feres, Reinaldo josÉ Fazzio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Zealand 15-10-2018
Subjects:	Acari Animals Europe Italy Italy Europe Acari, Opilioacarida, epigean, free-living, soil, Palearctic
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Summary:	No living Opilioacarus species have been described from Europe for more than a century since the first finding and species description in the early twentieth century. Using the material deposited in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale of Verona, Italy, it was possible to identify and describe a new Opilioacarus species and review the genus diagnosis, using the shape of setae d and setation of the preanal segment. The new species is also briefly compared with the other Opilioacarus species; Opilioacarus italicus (With, 1904) is considered a nomen dubium.
ISSN:	1175-5334
DOI:	10.11646/zootaxa.4500.1.9