The water mite genus Sperchon Kramer, 1877 in Bhutan (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Sperchontidae), with the description of three new species

2022/08/10 by Harry Smit, Vladimir Pešić, Mer Man Gurung · 1 voice · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Study of Mite Species #Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

paper · doi:10.24349/pfqk-ad5d

openalex publication_date 2022/08/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

Three new Sperchon species are described from the Mangde Chhu river catchment area in central Bhutan. Sperchon indicus Kumar, Kumar and Pesic, 2007 is synonymized with S. gracilipalpis Lundblad, 1941. Three Sperchon are reported for the first time from Bhutan.

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