A Terrestrial Alicorhagiid Mite (Acari: Acariformes) from the Devonian of New York

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ARCHAEACARUS dubinini n. gen., n. sp., is described and illustrated based on a specimen recovered from the terrestrial fossiliferous mudstone deposits of Devonian age at Gilboa, New York. Observable character-states are consistent with its inclusion in the extant family Alicorhagiidae, one of the early-derivative taxa of the mite order Acariformes. This family record is consistent with the presence of related extant mite families in the Devonian-age Rhynie Chert of Scotland, and lends support to the validity of the latter material.

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