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Karyotypes of eight species of phytoseiid mites (Acarina: Mesostigmata) from Madagascar

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Haplo-diploidy was found to be regular with eight species of phytoseiid mites occurring in Madagascar. The chromosome number in all species was n=4. A variation was found with respect to centromere position.

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  1. Laboratory of Experimental Entomology, University of Amsterdam, Holland

    Rose Blommers-Schlösser & L. Blommers

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Blommers-Schlösser, R., Blommers, L. Karyotypes of eight species of phytoseiid mites (Acarina: Mesostigmata) from Madagascar. Genetica 45, 145–148 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01517191

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