A new canestriniid mite,Bircericola bertrami n. g., n. sp. (Acari: Astigmata: Canestriniidae), parasitic on tenebrioniid beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Tunisia

The new genus Bircericola (Acari: Astigmata: Canestriniidae) and new species Bircericola bertrami from undetermined tenebrioniid beetles from Tunisia are described. Diagnostic features include: dorsal integument covered by longitudinal lines; suture separating propodosoma from hysterosoma present; male adanal suckers well developed; two pairs of paranal setae in males and six pairs in females; tarsi I-II very short (<30 m); and solenidia I and II subequal in length to setae cG I and cG II, respectively.