Mites of the superfamily raphignathoidea (Acarina: Prostigmata) associated with South African plants

A redescription ofHalotydeus destructor(Tucker) (Prostigmata: Penthaleidae), with a Survey of ontogenetic setal Development in the Superfamily eupodoidea

“…40). Coxae faintly defined; setal formula 3(la-c)-l(2b)-3(3a-c)-3(4a-c), four setae occasionally present on one or both coxae III, setae 1Baker (1990) and other authors, for example, Cunliffe (1955), Meyer and Ryke (1960), Zacharda (1980), erroneously attributed authorship of the superfamily to Banks (1894). However, under the Principle of Co-ordination (Article 36, International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 1985), Koch (1842) is deemed to have simultaneously established the superfamily Eupodoidea when he erected the family Eupodidae, even though the name was first used by Banks (1894).…”

Contributions to the knowledge of the Raphignathoid mites of Turkey (Acari: Raphignathoidea) with description of a new species

“…Also, dorsal seta Cl of the new species does not reach the base of dorsal seta dl, dl does not reach base of el, and el does not reach base of j]. This species also resembles R. aethiopiea (Meyer and Ryke, 1960), R. karrooi Ueckermann, 1989, R. johnstoni Womersley, 1937 tinguished by the following combination of characters:…”

Some Tydeus mites (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Tydeidae) of Kermanshah province, western Iran, with remarks on Tydeus caudatus

“…This species is related to T. munsteri Meyer and Ryke (1959) and T. quadrisetosus (Schiess 1981) but can be distinguished from the former by narrower and longer dorsal idiosomal setae and from the latter by having serrated setae (Kaźmierski 1998).…”