ABSTRACT The male genital system of the water mite, _Unionicola aegyptiaca_ consists of an accessory gland, two spherical testes, two vasa deferentia, common vas deferens, an ejaculatory complex and spermatopositor (penis) and is supported with the male genital skeleton. It is evident that each testis is enclosed in a very thin amorphous layer (basal lamina) and consists of a germinal ... Read more

THE ORIBATID MITE _TRIMALACONOTHRUS CRASSIPES_ N. SP. WAS DESCRIBED FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THE ROOTS OF THE FLOATING AQUATIC PLANT, _EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES_, _THE ROOTS OF THE FLOATING AQUATIC PLANT, EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES_, THE ROOTS OF THE FLOATING AQUATIC PLANT, _EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES_, RIVER NILE, GIRGA, SOHAG, EGYPT. THE PRESENT SPECIES HAS THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES THAT ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE OF ... Read more

__ _UNIONICOLA AEGYPTIACA_ WAS DESCRIBED FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THE FRESHWATER MUSSEL,_ CAELATURA__AEGYPTIACA,_ RIVER NILE, SOHAG, EGYPT. THE DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS OF THE PRESENT SPECIES ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE OF THE SUPERFAMILY, FAMILY AND THE GENUS. THE PRESENT SPECIES HAS A SPECIFIC CHARACTERS COMPARED WITH CHARACTERS OF OTHER SPECIES OF THE SAME GENUS. THESE CHARACTERS ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: ... Read more