Redescription and new record of Odontoscirus nipponicus Shiba, 1985 (Bdellidae: Odontoscirinae) from China with a description of its ontogeny

Zootaxa. 2022 Sep 14;5187(1):232-248. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5187.1.13.

Abstract

Odontoscirus nipponicus Shiba, 1985 is recorded from China and is redescribed; male, tritonymph, deutonymph, protonymph, and larva are described and illustrated for the first time. Morphological observations on the ontogeny of this species are also provided.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • China
  • Larva
  • Male
  • Mites* / anatomy & histology
  • Mites* / growth & development