Two false spider mites (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from cook islands and new zealand ferns

Uri Gerson, Elsie Collyer

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Abstract

Tenuipalpus guamensis Baker is recorded from 2 ferns (Pteridophyta) in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Characters are given which distinguish T. guamensis from T. kapoki DeLeon and T. mopaneae Meyer. T. cyatheae n. sp. is described from New Zealand tree ferns.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)141-144
Number of pages4
JournalNew Zealand Journal of Zoology
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 1984

Keywords

  • Cook Islands
  • New taxa
  • New Zealand
  • Pteridophyta
  • Tenuipalpidae
  • Tenuipalpus cyatheae
  • Tenuipalpus guamensis

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