Complete instars’ morphology of Zercon forsslundi Sellnick, 1958 (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) with notes on distribution and evolution

Abstract To date, only adults of Zercon forsslundi have been known. According to the description of this species, it has been the first report of Zercon with clear differences in opisthonotal chaetotaxy between females and males, a unique character in the genus. At the same time, Z. forsslundi belon...

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Main Authors: Sławomir Kaczmarek, Tomasz Marquardt, Snorre B. Hagen, Cornelya F. C. Klutsch, Steffen Roth, Anna Seniczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06732-0
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