Oxus multiscutatus ( Wiles & Chamberlain, 2006 )

Smit, Harry, 2017, New records of water mites from standing waters in Thailand, with the description of nine new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Zootaxa 4312 (1), pp. 69-91 : 73

Oxus multiscutatus ( Wiles & Chamberlain, 2006)

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Material examined. 1/1/0, swamp Kaeng Leang Chan , Maha Sarakham Province, 16° 11.469ʹ N, 103° 12.413ʹ E, 2-xi-2016.

Remarks. The excretory pore platelet of both male and female of our specimens differ from the holotype described by Wiles & Chamberlain (2006). The pointed posterior extension is lacking in the holotype. However, within the genus Oxus , more species show a variation in the excretory pore platelet, e.g. O. carpenteri (Halbert, 1911) . Oxus multiscutatus is previously known from Malaysia only, and here it is reported for the first time for Thailand.

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FIGURE 3. Oxus multiscutatus (Wiles & Chamberlain). A = Excretory pore platelet. Scale bar = 50 µm.