A New Webbing <i>Aberoptus</i> Species from South Africa Provides Insight in Silk Production in Gall Mites (Eriophyoidea)

Arthropods include a high diversity of lineages adapted for silk production. Several species of microscopic phytophagous mites of the hyperdiverse superfamily Eriophyoidea spin web; however, the origin of their silk is unknown. We described a new web-spinning mite, <i>Aberoptus schotiae</i> <b>n. sp...

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Hauptverfasser:	Philipp E. Chetverikov, Charnie Craemer, Vladimir D. Gankevich, Andrey E. Vishnyakov, Anna S. Zhuk
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	Diversity
Schlagworte:	integrative taxonomy anal gland web-spinning intestine rectum hindgut
Online-Zugang:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/2/151
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