Additional species of Cunaxinae and first report of the subfamily Neobonziinae (Cunaxidae, Acari) from the Philippines
2008
Corpuz-Raros, L.A, Philippines Univ. Los Banos, College, Laguna (Philippines). Pest Biology and Biodiversity Div.
Additional taxonomic data on Philippine predatory mites belonging to the cunaxid subfamily Cunaxinae are presented, including descriptions of four new species, namely, Armascirus apoensis Corpuz-Raros, Dactyloscirus bifidus Corpuz-Raros, D. discocondylus Corpuz-Raros and D. trifidus Corpuz-Raros. Neobonzia clavata is also described as new, the second species known worldwide and the first representative of the subfamily Neobonziinae in the Philippines. Cunaxa bambusae Gupta and Ghosh and C. cynodonae Gupta and Ghosh are added as new records for the Philippines, and their males, along with that of C. romblonensis Corpuz-Raros and Garcia are described for the first time. A key to Philippine genera and species of Cunaxinae is provided.
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