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This study provides descriptions of two species of the genus Antennoseius phoretic on Carabidae of the subfamily Pterostichinae. Antennoseius maltzevi, originally described from Ukraine, is here redescribed from Italy. Antennoseius quadrispinosus is a new species collected from Mexico.
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Gwiazdowicz, D.J., Haitlinger, R. Antennoseius (Antennoseius) maltzevi and A. (A.) quadrispinosus sp. n. (Acari: Ascidae) associated with carabid beetles. Biologia 65, 99–103 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-009-0229-x
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