A new canestriniid mite, Bircericola bertrami n. g., n. sp. (Acari: Astigmata: Canestriniidae), parasitic on tenebrioniid beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Tunisia.
The new genus Bircericola (Acari: Astigmata: Canestriniidae) and new species Bircericola bertrami from undetermined tenebrioniid beetles from Tunisia are described. Diagnostic features include: dorsal integument covered by longitudinal lines; suture separating propodosoma from hysterosoma present; male adanal suckers well developed; two pairs of paranal setae in males and six pairs in females; tarsi I-II very short (< 30 microm); and solenidia delta I and delta II subequal in length to setae cG I and cG II, respectively.
Department of Zoology, Agricultural University, Wroclaw, Poland.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D013712:Tenebrio / Q000469:parasitology*; D014416:Tunisia