Rhynchaturus tricornis Cook, 1988

Smit, Harry, 2021, New records of water mites from Chile (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with the description of three new species, Acarologia 61 (2), pp. 274-290 : 286-287

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.24349/acarologia/20214430

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03851066-FF9C-FFA1-6FF8-61B2FA59F973

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scientific name

Rhynchaturus tricornis Cook, 1988
status

 

Rhynchaturus tricornis Cook, 1988

New record. 0/1/0, unnamed stream at Puente Zargazo, tributary of Río Chamiza, prov. Llanquihue, 41°28.717 ′ S 72°39.700 ′ W, 126 m a.s.l., 15 Dec. 2018.

Remarks. The dorsal projection of the camerostome is irregularly shaped in the specimen of this study. The tip of the projection is bifid and also one of the lateral projections is bifid. Distribution. Previously known only from the type locality in Valdivia Province, Chile.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Actinedida

Family

Aturidae

Genus

Rhynchaturus

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