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Arphthicarus inelegans (Niedbala, 1986)

Species found mainly in moist leaf litter and humus

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Sarcoptiformes

Suborder
Oribatida

Family
Steganacaridae

Genus
Arphthicarus

Species
inelegans

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz, San Cristobál, Isabela

References

Niedbala, W. Schatz, H. (1996) Euptyctimous mites from the Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island, and Central America (Acari: Oribatida). Genus 7(2): 239-317.
Schatz, H. (1998) Oribatid mites of the Galápagos Islands - faunistics, ecology and speciation. Experimental & Applied Acarology 22: 373-409.

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