''Asca chilensis'' is a species of
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear e ...
in the family
Ascidae
Ascidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.
Description
Ascidae are mites characterised by: seta ''st4'' usually on unsclerotised cuticle, peritrematic shield broadly connected to exopodal shield beside coxa IV, fixed cheliceral ...
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Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species ''Asca chilensis'':
* ''Asca chilensis chilensis''
* ''Asca chilensis panamaensis'' Karg, 1977
References
Further reading
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chilensis
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Animals described in 1977
Taxa named by Wolfgang Karg
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