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Issue: Vol. 1462 No. 1: 30 Apr. 2007
Type: Articles
Published: 2007-04-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.3
Page range: 61–68
Abstract views: 32
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of Ologamasus (Acari: Ologamasidae) from Brazil

Departamento Entomol., Fitopatol. e Zool. Agrícola, ESALQ, Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900 Piracicaba-SP; Brazil; CNPq researcher
Departamento Entomol., Fitopatol. e Zool. Agrícola, ESALQ, Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900 Piracicaba-SP; Brazil; CNPq researcher
Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis; OR 97331, USA
Acari Edaphic mite Mesostigmata taxonomy

Abstract

Ologamasus cananeiae sp. n. is described based on specimens representing all postembryonic stages, collected from litter in a forest area of southeastern Brazil. A key is provided to help in the separation of the seven species known worldwide.

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