Sexual Dimorphism in Deutonymphs of Mites of the Family Parasitidae (Acari: Mesostigmata)

Author: WRENSCH DANA L.   JOHNSTON DONALD E.  

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

ISSN: 1938-2901

Source: Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol.76, Iss.3, 1983-05, pp. : 473-474

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Abstract

Female deutonymphs are recognized by a small, clear area surrounded by a raylike pattern in the posterior part of the sternal shield; males lack this feature.