Macrocheles kekensis

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Eviphidoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Dermanyssina Superfamilia: Eviphidoidea

Macrocheles kekensis Kontschán, 2018

Etymology: refers to the village (Kék, East-Hungary) where the species was collected.

Holotype: Female hosted on Hoplia hungarica Burmeister, 1844

Type locality: Hungary, Kék village, 48°06'38"N, 21°52'51"E, 10 m a.s.l., 05 May 2017. Kontschán, J. coll.

Kontschán, J. 2018. Macrocheles kekensis sp. n., a new macrochelid mite associated with a centoniin beetle from Hungary (Acari, Mesostigmata). ZooKeys 768: 97–104. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.768.24460. Reference page.

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