First Record of Pulaeus subterraneus Berlese, Male; with A Comparison between The Tritonymph Stage of The Two Sexes (Acri: Cunaxidae) | ||||
Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology | ||||
Article 8, Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2007, Page 39-43 PDF (201.72 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original research articles | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2007.4989 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mahmoud El-naggar1; Magda Megalli1; Aziza Omar2; Mohammed El-Shazly2; Mona Ghallab1 | ||||
1Acarology Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture research Center. | ||||
2Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The present paper deals with the description of the adult male Pulaeus subterraneus Berlese, which has never been recorded and described before. A comparative study between the tritonymph of male and female was undertaken. The different developmental stages were illustrated and described to show their morphological characters. The illustration of the adult female was displayed for comparison. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Pulaeus subterraneaus; male; Cunaxidae; Morphology | ||||
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