Title of article :
Two new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar
Author/Authors :
Khaustov, Alexander A. Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia , Frolov, Andrey V. Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences - Universitetskaya Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
Two new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) phoretic on dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scara-baeidae), P. neoafricana sp. nov. has been collected on Heliocopris neptunus in Tanzania, and P. madagascariensis sp. nov. has been collected on Helictipleurus quadripunctatus in Madagascar are described. The updated key to species of the genus Pavania is provided. The family Dolichocybidae is reported from Madagascar for the first time.
Keywords :
Afrotropical region , dung beetle , key , phoresy , systematics
Journal title :
Persian Journal of Acarology
