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Additionally,\n                    <jats:italic>Cyta edafosa<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:bold>sp. nov<\/jats:bold>\n                    . is described and illustrated based on the female. Furthermore, through a comprehensive analysis of the published literature, species of\n                    <jats:italic>Cyta<\/jats:italic>\n                    von Heyden are categorized into three species groups based on the presence or absence of trichobothrium on the leg tibiae I, IV, and tarsus III. Taxonomic notes on some\n                    <jats:italic>Cyta<\/jats:italic>\n                    species, along with an identification key to known\n                    <jats:italic>Cyta<\/jats:italic>\n                    species, are also provided.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3897\/zookeys.1284.199197","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,14]],"date-time":"2026-07-14T13:24:51Z","timestamp":1784035491000},"page":"357-373","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mites of the family Bdellidae Dug\u00e8s (Trombidiformes, Bdelloidea) from Saudi Arabia: a new species, new records, and a key to the world species of the genus Cyta von Heyden"],"prefix":"10.3897","volume":"1284","author":[{"given":"Jawwad Hassan","family":"Mirza","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fahad Jaber","family":"Alatawi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2258","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"199197_B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.21608\/ajesa.2011.163606"},{"key":"199197_B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.11158\/saa.22.9.11"},{"key":"199197_B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2476\/asjaa.32.27"},{"key":"199197_B4","unstructured":"Atyeo WT (1960) A revision of the family Bdellidae in North and Central America (Acarina: Prostigmata). 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