title: A revision of the genus Afroheterozercon (Acari: Heterozerconidae).
abstract: Six new species of Afroheterozercon, A. mahsbergi, A. sanghae, A. goodmani, A. gabonensis, A. tanzaniensis and A. madagascariensis, are described from a range of localities in sub-Saharan Africa, bringing the total number of described species in the genus to ten. These mites appear to be common on especially larger millipedes. Distribution data suggest locality, rather than host, specificity. A preliminary analysis of relationships provided relatively weak resolution and no evidence of geographically restricted lineages.
authors.affiliation: Acarology Collection, Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Rd., Columbus, OH 43212, USA. klompen.1@osu.edu
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Klompen
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: Beverly Swaim
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Gerdeman
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D058974:Phylogeography; D013045:Species Specificity