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. 2020 Dec 16;4895(3):zootaxa.4895.3.2.
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4895.3.2.

Catalog of the Opilioacarida (Acari: Parasitiformes)

Marcel Santos DE Araújo  1 , Antonella DI Palma, Reinaldo José Fazzio Feres
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Catalog of the Opilioacarida (Acari: Parasitiformes)

Marcel Santos DE Araújo et al. Zootaxa. .

Abstract

A catalog of the described Opilioacaridae species and their type depository institutions is presented. Opilioacaridae comprises 53 valid taxa (with 2 subspecies and 3 fossil species) distributed in 13 genera. The zoogeographical distribution, described life stages and years of description are also provided and discussed. Recent work on the American continent has resulted in a great diversity from these zoogeographical zones, but the family has a worldwide distribution. In addition, we move Neocarus ojastii Lehtinen, 1980 into Caribeacarus, i.e., Caribeacarus ojastii (Lehtinen, 1980) n. comb.

Keywords: Acari, taxonomy, distribution, collection.

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