Exothorhis bixae Rimando and Corpuz-Raros

Khan, Eid Muhammad, Kamran, Muhammad, Rehman, Muneeb Ur, Mirza, Jawwad Hassan & Alatawi, Fahad Jaber, 2024, Two new species of Eupalopsellidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Raphignathoidea) and key to the world species of Exothorhis Summers, Journal of Natural History 58 (13 - 16), pp. 511-526 : 523

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2024.2331825
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11262102
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/383287CC-0351-FFA5-8E91-FA365516FF79
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Exothorhis bixae Rimando and Corpuz-Raros
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Treatment

Exothorhis bixae Rimando and Corpuz-Raros View in CoL species inquirenda

Exothorhis bixae Rimando and Corpuz-Raros, 1996: 112 View in CoL

Remarks

Exothorhis bixae was originally described based on two male specimens and was distinguished by having leg I longer than other legs and anogential setae (g 1 and g 2) set on tubercles. Based on 17 published species descriptions and illustrations and observations of more than 100 specimens (personal observation), the length of leg I males is always longer than other legs and anogential setae in male are set on tubercles. These characters cannot be used to distinguish species. Therefore, E. bixae is considered a species inquirenda.