Tarsonemid mites (Acari: Tarsonemidae) on myrtaceous plants of the Atlantic Forest, Brazil, with description of a new species of Tarsonemus Canestrini & Fanzago
- Resource Type
- Authors
- PETERSON R. DEMITE; ANA C. C. CAVALCANTE; ANTONIO C. LOFEGO; RICARDO R. RODRIGUES; GILBERTO J. DE MORAES
- Source
- Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
instacron:USP
- Subject
- Mites
MYRTALES
Myrtaceae
Animals
Animal Science and Zoology
Forests
Brazil
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Language
- ISSN
- 1175-5334
1175-5326
A survey of tarsonemid mites associated with plants of the family Myrtaceae was conducted in seven areas of the Atlantic Forest biome. Fourteen known species were registered; other 21 morphospecies was identified up to genus level. Additionally, a new species, Tarsonemus conduru Lofego & Cavalcante sp. nov. is described based on specimens collected in the Atlantic Forest of Bahia state.