†Pyemotes primus Khaustov and Perkovsky 2010 (mite)
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Arachnida - Acariformes - Pyemotidae
Full reference: A. A. Khaustov and E. E. Perkovsky. 2010. The first fossil record of mites of the family Pyemotidae (Acari: Heterostigmata), with description of a new species of the genus Pyemotes from Rovno amber. Paleontological Journal 44:418-421
Belongs to Pyemotes according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Khaustov and Perkovsky 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SIZK UA-982a, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rovno Amber, Ukryantar factory material (SIZK UA collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Ukraine.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rovno Amber, Ukryantar factory material (SIZK UA collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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