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Three new species of bat-parasitic gamasid mites of the genera Spinturnix, Macronyssus and Steatonyssus (Acari: Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae, Macronyssidae) from Siberia and Mongolia, with keys to species of Russia and adjacent countries

  • 1. . Tyumen State Medical University, Odesskaya str. 54, Tyumen, 625023 Russia; E-mail: masha_orlova@mail.ru 2. National Research Tomsk State University, Lenina str. 36, Tomsk, 634050 Russia.
  • 2. . Tyumen State University, Volodarskogo str. 6, Tyumen, 625004, Russia; E-mail: bioanv@gmail.com

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Orlova, Maria V., Anisimov, Nikolay V. (2023): Three new species of bat-parasitic gamasid mites of the genera Spinturnix, Macronyssus and Steatonyssus (Acari: Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae, Macronyssidae) from Siberia and Mongolia, with keys to species of Russia and adjacent countries. Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 211-239, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.76740

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