Loots, G.C.Marais, Johannes Francois2022-05-062022-05-061972http://hdl.handle.net/10394/39046DSc, North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusThe introductory chapter is followed by a brief explanation of the materials, methods and techniques employed in the investigation. The various classification systems which have been developed by acarologists since Berlese, as well as the external morphology and nomenclature are discussed. A key to the genera of the Uropodidae is given.otherThesis