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Two new species of the genus Geckobia Mégnin, 1878 (Acariformes, Prostigmata, Pterygosomatidae) from Peru

  • 1. Coleção Micológica de Trichocomaceae, CMT-FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, CEP 21040-360, Brazil.
  • 2. Programa de Pós-graduação Lato sensu em Entomologia Médica, IOC/FIOCRUZ, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, CEP 21040-360, Brazil

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Machado, Ingrid B., Gazêta, Gilberto S., Pérez, José, Cunha, Rodolfo, Giupponi, Alessandro P. De L. (2019): Two new species of the genus Geckobia Mégnin, 1878 (Acariformes, Prostigmata, Pterygosomatidae) from Peru. Zootaxa 4657 (2): 333-351, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4657.2.6

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