title: Three new species of myrmecophilous scutacarid mites (Acari: Scutacaridae) from Western Siberia, Russia.
abstract: Three new species of myrmecophilous mites of the genus Scutacarus Gros, 1845 (Acariformes: Pygmephoroidea: Scutacaridae), S. lasiophilus sp. nov., S. myrmicinus sp. nov., and S. crinitus sp. nov. are described from ants and their nests in Tyumen Province, Western Siberia, Russia.
authors.affiliation: Tyumen State University, Tyumen, 10 Semakova Str., 625003 Russia.; Email: alex1973khaustov@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alexander A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khaustov
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000469:parasitology; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size; D012800:Siberia