ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
Apheviderulicidae fam. nov.
;
Hydrachnidia
;
Coleoptera
;
Dytiscidae
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract This paper presents descriptions of known instars of three new species of Apheviderulix gen. nov., including larvae and deutonymphs of the type species Apheviderulix welwitschioides sp. nov. from Sicily, deutonymphs of A. leptomastax sp. nov. from Morocco and deutonymphs of A. santana sp. nov. from California. Apheviderulicidae fam. nov. is proposed to accommodate the new genus, and the phylogenetic affinites and classification of this highly distinctive taxon are discussed. The host associations of larval Apheviderulix with dytiscid beetles are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003645301876
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