1. A new species of Neoparaphytoseius (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) from Brazil, with a review of the genus
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Silva, Lídia R. A., Silva, Edmilson S., Marticorena, Jorge L.M., and De Moraes, Gilberto J.
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0106 biological sciences ,Phytoseiidae ,Subfamily ,Arthropoda ,010607 zoology ,Identification key ,Zoology ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Genus ,Arachnida ,Animalia ,Animals ,Acari ,Ecosystem ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Taxonomy ,Mites ,biology ,Euphorbiaceae ,Biodiversity ,biology.organism_classification ,Croton ,Mesostigmata ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Brazil - Abstract
Neoparaphytoseius Chant & McMurtry is a genus in the family Phytoseiidae, subfamily Amblyseiinae. The genus includes only two known species from Brazil and Peru, and the third is described here. Neoparaphytoseius caatinga n. sp. is described from the Caatinga biome of Alagoas State, where it was found on Croton blanchetianus Baill (Euphorbiaceae). The new species is compared with the closely related species, Neoparaphytoseius charapa Jiménez, McMurtry & Moraes, and N. sooretamus (El-Banhawy). An identification key for the species of this genus is provided, based on the examination of the type specimens.
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- 2021
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