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Issue: Vol. 5706 No. 1: 9 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5706.1.3
Page range: 51-65
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Description of two new species of Endopodoseius Abo-Shnaf & Moraes (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) from Brazil and a key for the species of the genus

Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ); Universidade de São Paulo (USP); 13418-900 Piracicaba; São Paulo; Brazil.; Grupo de Investigación en Diversidad Biológica; Universidad Nacional de Colombia - sede Palmira; Palmira; Valle del Cauca; Colombia.
Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ); Universidade de São Paulo (USP); 13418-900 Piracicaba; São Paulo; Brazil
Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ); Universidade de São Paulo (USP); 13418-900 Piracicaba; São Paulo; Brazil.; CNPq researcher.
Acari Amazon Forest Caatinga soil mites taxonomy

Abstract

Two new species of Endopodoseius (Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae), Endopodoseius xerophilus Barros & Castilho sp. nov. and Endopodoseius hydrophilus González-Cano & Castilho sp. nov., are described based on the morphology of adult females collected from soil/litter in two Brazilian ecosystems (respectively the Caatinga and the Amazon Forest ecosystems). This work results from an effort to understand the diversity of soil mites in Brazil. With this publication, the total number of Endopodoseius species reported worldwide increases to five, of which four from Brazil and one from Egypt. A dichotomous key for separating of the species of the genus is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Cano, L.M.G., Barros, Ávyla R.D.A. & Castilho, R.D.C. (2025) Description of two new species of Endopodoseius Abo-Shnaf & Moraes (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) from Brazil and a key for the species of the genus. Zootaxa, 5706 (1), 51–65. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5706.1.3