A new species of larval Dasitrombium Zhang, 1994 (Acari: Prostigmata: Neothrombiidae) parasitic on grasshoppers from Nicaragua.
A new species of larval neothrombids, Dasitrombium clarissae (Acari: Prostigmata: Neothrombiidae), parasitic on grasshoppers from Nicaragua is described. Larvae have the following diagnostic features: Ta I 110-114, Ti I 48-52, Ta II 102-106, Ti II 44-48, Ip 1020-1054, ratio L/W 1.29-1.40, and the presence on genu I of only two solenidia.
Department of Zoology, Agricultural Academy, Wroclaw, Poland.
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D000053:Acari / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D006110:Grasshoppers / Q000469:parasitology*; D009527:Nicaragua