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Notes on three species of Pterygosoma (Acarina: Pterygosomidae) from Gerrhosaurid lizards

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

K. M. Jack
Affiliation:
643 London Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey

Extract

1. A short note is given on Pterygosoma hystrix Lawrence, 1935, amplifying the original description and extending the known range of variation.

2. The hitherto undescribed male, larva, protonymph and deutonymph of Pterygosoma gerrhosauri Law, 1935, are described and figured.

3. The protonymph and deutonymph of Pterygosoma bicolor Law, 1935, are described and figured, together with a record of variation in the female.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1958

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References

Lawrence R. F. (1935). Prostigmatic mites of South African lizards. Parasitology 27, 145.CrossRefGoogle Scholar