Paraplothrombium maketawa n. sp. (Acariformes: Parasitengona), the first member of the Johnstonianidae recorded in New Zealand

John M. Clark (1)

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Paraplothrombium maketawa n. sp. is described from a female taken from native forest litter in a roadside ditch at the Maketawa river near Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand. This represents the first record of the Johnstonianidae in New Zealand.

Mots clés: Animalia; Arthropoda; Acari; Aacriformes; Paraplothrombium maketawa n. sp.; Parasitengona; Johnstonianidae; Trombidioidea; new record; New Zealand

Domaines: Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie; Zoologie des invertébrés

John M. Clark. Paraplothrombium maketawa n. sp. (Acariformes: Parasitengona), the first member of the Johnstonianidae recorded in New Zealand. Acarologia, 2019, 59 (4), pp.433-442. ⟨hal-02350867⟩