Keywords :
Acari,
Anystae,
Anystina,
new genus,
new species,
systematics,
soil mites,
Thailand
บทคัดย่อ :
A new family of prostigmatic mites (Acari: Trombidiformes), Chulacaridae n. fam. based on Chulacarus elegans n. g. et
n. sp., is described from adult females and immature instars collected from soil and litter in Thailand. The new family is
monobasic and is placed in the hyporder Anystae (sensu Zhang et al. 2011), and tentatively grouped with other families
in the superfamily Anystoidea. In addition to the typical features of Anystina, Chulacaridae n. fam. is characterized by
the presence of enlarged, raptorial legs I uniquely with bipectinate setae on their anterior face, the presence of thick and
blunt adoral setae (or1 and or2), the fusion of the palpal femur and genu, the absence of any femoral subdivision of legs
I
เอกสารอ้างอิง :
Fuangarworn, M., Lekprayoon, C., & Butcher, B. A. (2016). Chulacaridae, a new family of prostigmatic mites (Acari, Trombidiformes) from Thailand. Zootaxa, 4061(5), 527-552.
