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Issue: Vol. 5: 17 Aug. 2001
Type: Article
Published: 2001-08-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5.1.1
Page range: 1–5
Abstract views: 58
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A new species of Calacarus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) on papaya in northeastern Brazil

CNPq-Brazil Researcher, Universidade de São Paulo / ESALQ, Departamento de Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agrícola, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brasil
CNPq-Brazil Researcher, Universidade de São Paulo / ESALQ, Departamento de Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agrícola, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brasil
EMBRAPA - Semi-Árido, C.P. 23, 56.300-970 Petrolina, PE, Brasil
Acari Eriophyidae Calacarus papaya taxonomy

Abstract

Calacarus flagelliseta n. sp. (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) is described from northeastern Brazil based on adults of both sexes collected from papaya leaves.

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