<p><strong>Two New species of <em>Pavania</em> (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles</strong> <strong>(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar</strong></p>

Two new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) phoretic on dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scara-baeidae), P. neoafricana sp. nov. has been collected on Heliocopris neptunus in Tanzania, and P. madagascariensis sp. nov. has been collected on Helictipleurus quadripunctatus in Madagasca...

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Main Authors: Alexander Khaustov, Andrey Frolov
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Language:English
Published: Acarological Society of Iran 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/76531
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description Two new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) phoretic on dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scara-baeidae), P. neoafricana sp. nov. has been collected on Heliocopris neptunus in Tanzania, and P. madagascariensis sp. nov. has been collected on Helictipleurus quadripunctatus in Madagascar are described. The updated key to species of the genus Pavania is provided. The family Dolichocybidae is reported from Madagascar for the first time.
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spelling doaj-art-0c0e5b7c8e1b40d1b0789e10188145ad2025-08-20T03:12:34ZengAcarological Society of IranPersian Journal of Acarology2251-81692022-10-0111410.22073/pja.v11i4.76531<p><strong>Two New species of <em>Pavania</em> (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles</strong> <strong>(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar</strong></p>Alexander Khaustov0Andrey Frolov1Tyumen State University, Tyumen, 6 Volodarskogo Str., 625003 RussiaZoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Embankment 1, 199034, Saint Petersburg, Russia Two new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) phoretic on dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scara-baeidae), P. neoafricana sp. nov. has been collected on Heliocopris neptunus in Tanzania, and P. madagascariensis sp. nov. has been collected on Helictipleurus quadripunctatus in Madagascar are described. The updated key to species of the genus Pavania is provided. The family Dolichocybidae is reported from Madagascar for the first time. https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/76531Afrotropical regiondung beetlekeyphoresysystematics
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<p><strong>Two New species of <em>Pavania</em> (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles</strong> <strong>(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar</strong></p>
Persian Journal of Acarology
Afrotropical region
dung beetle
key
phoresy
systematics
title <p><strong>Two New species of <em>Pavania</em> (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles</strong> <strong>(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar</strong></p>
title_full <p><strong>Two New species of <em>Pavania</em> (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles</strong> <strong>(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar</strong></p>
title_fullStr <p><strong>Two New species of <em>Pavania</em> (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles</strong> <strong>(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar</strong></p>
title_full_unstemmed <p><strong>Two New species of <em>Pavania</em> (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles</strong> <strong>(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar</strong></p>
title_short <p><strong>Two New species of <em>Pavania</em> (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles</strong> <strong>(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar</strong></p>
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topic Afrotropical region
dung beetle
key
phoresy
systematics
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