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Issue: Vol. 2694 No. 1: 2 Dec. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-12-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2694.1.3
Page range: 43–56
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 2

Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) from fruit trees in Northeastern Brazil—a new genus, three new species and a redescription

Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco – UFRPE. Departamento de Agronomia. Área de Fitossanidade. 52171-900, Recife. PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco – UFRPE. Departamento de Agronomia. Área de Fitossanidade. 52171-900, Recife. PE, Brazil
Laboratório de Quarentena Vegetal, EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, C. Postal 02372, 70.770-900 Brasília, DF, Brazil
CNPq-Brazil-Researcher, Universidade de São Paulo – ESALQ. Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia,C. Postal 9, 13418-900 Piracicaba. SP, Brazil
Acari Eriophyidae Diptilomiopidae Spondias mombin Eugenia uniflora taxonomy new genus new species Neotropical

Abstract

A new genus and two new species of eriophyoid mites in the family Diptilomiopidae associated with Spondias mombin L. (Anacardiaceae), namely Solivagus n. gen. alpha n. sp. and Davisella spondias n. sp., are described. In addition, a new species of Eriophyidae associated with Eugenia uniflora L. (Myrtaceae), namely Dichopelmus ibapitanga n. sp., is described and Aculus pitangae Boczek & Davis, also from E. uniflora, is redescribed including a description of the male, and its classification is discussed. All material studied was collected in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil.

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