A description of a new water mite species of the genus Axonopsis Piersig, 1893 (Acariformes: Aturidae) from the Northern Caucasus
P.V. Tuzovskij
Abstract. A new water mite, Axonopsis caucasicus, based on male and female from running waters of the North Caucasus is described with illustrations.
Key words: North Caucasus, water mites, Aturidae, Axonopsinae, Axonopsis caucasicus, male, female, new species
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2011, 20(2): 186-191 ▪ Published in print 25 December 2011
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2011.20.2.186 ▪ Open full article 
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