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Scrapter is a genus of colletid bees with a primary distribution centered in Southern Africa. The genus currently comprises 68 recognized species, which are divided into nine species groups, ranging from one to 29 included species. The Scrapter heterodoxus group is presently considered to be the only monotypic group, because of synonymization of Scrapter heterodoxus with Scrapter peringueyi in a previous revision of the genus. A comparative examination of these two species using both morphological assessment and molecular sequence data from the COI barcode region supported the recognition of S. peringueyi as a valid species, which we accordingly resurrect as the second species of the Scrapter heterodoxus species group. We provide high resolution images of the type specimens for both species and updated diagnoses to enable their separation from all other species of Scrapter .
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Description of a new species of Protodinychus (Mesostigmata: Protodinychidae), and a key to deutonymphs of the genus
A new species of Protodinychus Evans from Iran is described for the deutonymph, with supplementary information for P. ainscoughi Huțu and Călugăr. A key to the deutonymphs of Protodinychus is provided. Species diversity in the basal uropodine family Protodinychidae (Thinozercionoidea) may be larger than previously estimated.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2017439
- PAR ID:
- 10417239
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Acarologia
- Volume:
- 62
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 0044-586X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 585 to 596
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.24349/6gmw-wgod
