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A new species of mite in the genus Nenteria (Uropodina, Trematuridae), with a key to the Egyptian species

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  • 1. Vegetable and Aromatic Plant Mites Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, 12611 Dokii, Giza, Egypt.
  • 2. Zoology and Agricultural Nematology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
  • 3. Applied Centre of Entomonematodes, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

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Abo-Shnaf, Reham, Allam, Sally F.M., Othman, Nehal A.A. (2024): A new species of mite in the genus Nenteria (Uropodina, Trematuridae), with a key to the Egyptian species. Zootaxa 5471 (2): 268-286, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5471.2.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5471.2.7

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