A large parasitengonid mite (Acari, Erythraeoidea) from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil

A new large, fossil mite (Arachnida: Acari), <i>Pararainbowia martilli</i> n. gen. n. sp., is described from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Crato Formation from Ceará State, Brazil. It is assigned to the Cohort Parasitengona and the superfamily Erythraeoidea, some extant members of which...

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Main Author: J. A. Dunlop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2007-08-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/10/91/2007/fr-10-91-2007.pdf

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