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A putative fossil sejid mite (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in Baltic amber re-identified as an anystine (Acariformes: Prostigmata)

  • 1. Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstrasse 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany.
  • 2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada; Queensland Museum 4101 and University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 4556.
  • 3. Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 102, Hungary. & Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstrasse 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany.

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Dunlop, Jason A., Walter, David E., Kontschán, Jenő (2018): A putative fossil sejid mite (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in Baltic amber re-identified as an anystine (Acariformes: Prostigmata). Acarologia 58 (3): 665-672, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20184263, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184263

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