Resumen de A new genus and species of the family Lethaxonidae (Acari, Parasitengona, Hydrachnidia) from the island of Coiba (Panama)
Transitia carlosi n. gen. n. sp. of the family Lethaxonidae is described from the interstitial environment of a small stream in Central America. Following a morphological revision of the adult variation in the family, Transitia n. gen. is proposed, characterized by a posteriorly tapering body shape, three pairs of acetabula arranged linearly, median position of male gonopore in relation to first pair of genital acetabula and slight sexual dimorphism of male legs.
