First Record of Pulaeus subterraneus Berlese, Male; with A Comparison between The Tritonymph Stage of The Two Sexes (Acri: Cunaxidae)

Document Type : Original research articles

Authors

1 Acarology Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture research Center.

2 Entomology 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.

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