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Typhlodromips paramilus Nuvoloni & Lofego, 2015 Typhlodromips paramilus Nuvoloni & Lofego in Nuvoloni et al., 2015: 267. Record in Bahia: Nuvoloni et al., 2015: 261., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 355, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Nuvoloni, F. M., Lofego, A. C., Castro, E. B. & Feres, R. J. F. (2015) Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from rubber tree crops in the State of Bahia, Brazil, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3964 (2), 260 - 274. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3964.2.6"]}

Cocoseius elsalvador Denmark & Andrews, 1981 Cocoseius elsalvador Denmark & Andrews, 1981: 155. Cocoseius elsalvador.������Moraes et al., 2004: 263; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 132. Records in Bahia: Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008: 88; Souza et al., 2015: 104; present study., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on pages 355-356, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Denmark, H. A. & Andrews, K. L. (1981) Plant associated Phytoseiidae of El Salvador, Central America (Acarina: Mesostigmata). The Florida Entomologist, 64, 147 - 158.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Lawson-Balagbo, L. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Hanna, R. & Schausberger, P. (2008) Exploration of the acarine fauna on coconut palm in Brazil with emphasis on Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and its natural enemies. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 98, 83 - 96.","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Proprioseiopsis ovatus (Garman, 1958) Amblyseiopsis ovatus Garman, 1958: 78. Proprioseiopsis ovatus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 184; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 89. Proprioseiopsis cannaensis.������ Denmark & Evans, 2011: 182. Records in Bahia: Proprioseiopsis cannaensis.������ Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008: 88; Noronha et al., 2010: 191; Amblyseius cannaensis.������ Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132; Moraes et al. (1993); Proprioseiopsis ovatus.������ Souza et al., 2015: 104., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 353, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Garman, P. (1958) New species belonging to the genera Amblyseius and Amblyseiopsis with keys to Amblyseius and Phytoseiulus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 51, 69 - 79.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Denmark, H. A. & Evans, G. A. (2011) Phytoseiidae of North America and Hawaii (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, 451 pp.","Lawson-Balagbo, L. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Hanna, R. & Schausberger, P. (2008) Exploration of the acarine fauna on coconut palm in Brazil with emphasis on Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and its natural enemies. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 98, 83 - 96.","Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (1983) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina) of northeastern Brazil with descriptions of four new species. International Journal of Acarology, 9, 131 - 148.","Moraes, G. J. de, Alencar, J. A. de, Lima, J. L. S., Yaninek, J. S. & Delalibera Jr., I. (1993) Alternative plant habitats for common phytoseiid predators of the cassava green mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) in northeast Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 17, 77 - 90.","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Amblyseius chiapensis De Leon, 1961 Amblyseius chiapensis De Leon, 1961: 85. Amblyseius chiapensis.������Moraes et al., 2004: 19; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 78. Record in Bahia: Moraes et al., 1993: 80., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 349, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["De Leon, D. (1961) Eight new Amblyseius from Mexico with collection notes on two other species (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). The Florida Entomologist, 44, 85 - 91.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Moraes, G. J. de, Alencar, J. A. de, Lima, J. L. S., Yaninek, J. S. & Delalibera Jr., I. (1993) Alternative plant habitats for common phytoseiid predators of the cassava green mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) in northeast Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 17, 77 - 90."]}

Neoparaphytoseius sooretamus (El-Banhawy, 1984) Amblyseius sooretamus El-Banhawy, 1984: 128. Neoparaphytoseius sooretamus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 98; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 49. Record in Bahia: Neoparaphytoseius sooretamus.������ Fiaboe et al., 2007: 4., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 352, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["El-Banhawy, E. M. (1984) Description of some phytoseiid mites from Brazil (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Acarologia, 25, 125 - 144.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Fiaboe, K. K. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Ogol, C. K. P. O. & Knapp, M. (2007) Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1395 (2), 33 - 58."]}

Macrocheles embersoni Azevedo, Castilho & Berto, n. sp. Adult female (Fig. 2–11). Five specimens measured. Gnathosoma. Fixed cheliceral digit 105 (100–110) long, with three teeth in addition to apical tooth and a setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 2); movable digit 92 (90–95) long, with three teeth in addition to apical tooth; antiaxial and dorsal lyrifissures as well as dorsal seta distinct. Arthrodial process of chelicera double brush-shaped. Numbers of setae on palp trochanter, femur and genu 2–5–6; all setiform; apotele three-tined. Epistome with a distally bifurcate anteromedian extension flanked by a pair of shorter distally expanded anterolateral extensions (Fig. 3). Hypostome microtuberculate; deutosternum with six roughly transverse lines, the most distal smooth, others multidenticulate (Fig. 4). Internal malae fused, with external margin fimbriate. Corniculus horn-shaped, about twice as long as its basal width. Seta h 3 about in longitudinal line with h 1, mesad of and slightly anteriad of h 2. Measurements of setae: h 1 68 (60–73), h 2 36 (28–43), h 3 95 (88–100), sc 37 (33–43); all aciculate and smooth. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 5). Idiosoma 900 (870–950) long and 600 (570–650) wide at widest level. Dorsal shield reticulate (except in central region of podonotal region, smooth) and punctate; 815 (735–830) long and 520 (483– 542) wide at level of coxa III, attenuate posteriorly; with 28 pairs of setae (j 1– j 6, z 1, z 2, z 5, z 6, s 2– s 6, r 2– r 4, J 2, J 5, Z 1, Z 3– Z 5, S 1, S 2, S 4 and S 5) and 22 pairs of distinguishable pores; with a cell-like depression (cj 3) between j 2 and j 3; with procurved line well developed posteriad of j 6, z 6, s 5 and r 4; with a posterior depression encompassing pore pZ5 and insertions of J5 and Z 5. Unsclerotised cuticle laterad of dorsal shield with nine pairs of setae (r 5, r 6, R 1–6 and R x). Measurements of setae: j 1 44 (41–48); j 2 57 (50–65); j 3 63 (58–64); j 4 65 (60–70); j 5 67 (63–70); j 6 43 (38–48); z 1 19 (14–25); z 2 65 (57–70); z 5 42 (39–45); z 6 51 (45–55); s 2 53 (47–60); s 3 64 (58–67); s 4 71 (62– 75); s 5 66 (60–75); s 6 65 (55–72); r 2 62 (57–67); r 3 63 (57–67); r 4 58 (51–65); r 5 30 (20–35); r 6 27 (25–30); J 2 45 (40–50); J 5 29 (21–33); Z 1 67 (60–75); Z 3 61 (50–65); Z 4 60 (50–65); Z 5 59 (51–67); S 1 53 (50–57); S 2 61 (52–70); S 4 68 (57–75); S 5 67 (59–76); R 1 29 (25–35); R 2 33 (28–40); R 3 38 (33–43); R 4 38 (33–43); R 5 43 (38– 45); R6 48 (43–55); R x 53 (48–55). All setae distinctly pilose distally (Fig. 6), r 6 aciculate and smooth; j 1 stouter than other setae and with remote insertions. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 7). Base of tritosternum 54 (43–65) long and 24 (23–25) wide proximally; laciniae 117 (95–133) long, pilose (Fig. 8). Sternal shield with micropunctations and lines l. m. t., l. o. a. and l. o. p.; a. p. p. absent; 123 (120–125) long and 170 (162–183) wide at level of coxae II; with three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures. Seta st 4 and associated lyrifissure on metasternal platelet. Epigynal shield with micropunctations; 149 (138–155) long and 147 (133–158) wide at widest level, posterior margin straight; with a pair of accessory sclerites and with a pair of epigynal setae (st 5). Ventrianal shield with micropunctations and semiconcentric lines; 245 (220– 262) long and 187 (165–203) wide at widest level; with three pairs of pre-anal setae (Jv 1, Jv 2 and Jv 3) in addition to circum-anal setae; without distinguishable pores. Opisthogastric unsclerotised cuticle with seven pairs of setae (Jv 4, Jv 5 and Zv 1- Zv5). Peritreme extending anteriorly almost to level of z 1; with two pairs of lyrifissures (at level of posterior margin of coxa III and at level of coxa I) (Fig. 9). Peritrematic shield restricted to the length of peritreme, fused to dorsal shield at level of z 4; with one pair of pores next to posterior tip of peritreme and one pair of pores at level of median region of coxa II; one pair of lyrifissures at level of posterior margin of coxa III. Cribral glands tuberculate and easily discernible at the cribral margins. Measurements of setae: st 1 56 (50–60); st 2 56 (50– 58); st 3 53 (47–58); st 4 45 (43–50); st 5 44 (43–48); Jv 1 39 (33–42); Jv 2 38 (30–42); Jv 3 33 (30–38); Jv 4 33 (30– 35); Jv 5 32 (30–35); Zv 1 30 (23–38); Zv 2 33 (28–35); Zv 3 33 (28–35); Zv 4 34 (28–38); Zv 5 46 (40–55); para-anal 37 (35–40); post-anal 11 (10–13). All ventral idiosomal setae aciculate and smooth. Spermathecal apparatus (Fig. 10). Similar to that of Macrocheles robustulus Berlese, illustrated by Costa (1966). Solenostome apparently opening at posteromedian margin of base of coxa III; infundibulum discreet. Sacculus foeminus consisting of two globular structures connected by a broad passage; tubulus annulatus meeting each globular structure via cone-shaped ramus sacculus; cornu sacculus thick-walled at region near sacculus foeminus, continuing as a narrow duct that flares distally into a rugose structure. Legs. Length of legs (except ambulacrum): I, 620 (600–650); II, 654 (560–750); III, 676 (630–720); and IV, 1000 (920–1060). Chaetotaxy (coxa–tibia), I: 0 0/2 0/0 0, 1 0/1 1/1 1, 1 3/2 2/3 2, 3 2/2 1/1 2, 3 2/2 1/2 2; II: 0 0/1 0/1 0, 1 0/1 0/2 1, 2 3/1 2/2 1, 2 3/1 2/1 2, 2 2/1 2/1 2; III: 0 0/1 0/1 0, 1 1/2 0/0 1, 1 3/1 0/0 1, 1 2/1 2/0 1, 1 2/1 1/1 1; IV: 0 0/1 0/0 0, 1 1/2 0/1 0, 1 2/1 1/0 1, 1 2/1 1/0 1 (Fig. 11), 1 2/1 1/1 1. Tarsi II–IV with 18 setae each. Tarsus I without ambulacrum and claw; tarsi II–IV with well developed ambulacra and claws. Material examined. Holotype female and four paratype females from accumulations of dung at “Fazenda Paraíso” (22°27’20’’S; 49°20’15’’W), Cabrália Paulista, São Paulo state, Brazil, 24 March 2014. All types collected by L.H. Azevedo and deposited at Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “ Luiz de Queiroz ” (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo state, Brazil. Etymology. The specific name embersoni is in honour of Dr. Rowan Mark Emberson, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand, for his extensive contributions to the taxonomy of Macrochelidae. Remarks. Macrocheles embersoni is similar to species of the woodruffi cluster of the dimidiatus complex of the dimidiatus species group (Krantz, 2007), mainly by having the dorsal shield attenuated posteriorly and with procurved line; j l pectinate and stouter than j 2; and ventrianal shield very small, with transverse section of anterior margin shorter than posterior margin of epigynal shield, with rounded anterolateral corners. Macrocheles embersoni is similar to Macrocheles spickai Krantz & Whitaker, 1988 but females of the latter species have unsclerotised cuticle laterad of dorsal shield with 10 pairs of setae (r 5– r 6, R 1–6 and two R x), sternal shield with l. ang. and a. p. p. present, and ventral idiosomal setae pilose distally. The species of this group are a strongly cohesive assemblage not only morphologically, but also geographically and behaviourally. Members of the group are confined to the New World, with the vast majority of species being found in the neotropics (Krantz, 2007).

Neoseiulus baraki Athias-Henriot, 1966 Amblyseius baraki Athias-Henriot, 1966: 211. Neoseiulus baraki.������Moraes et al., 2004: 104; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 25. Record in Bahia: Neoseiulus baraki.������ Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008: 88., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 352, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Athias-Henriot, C. (1966) Contribution a l \\ ' etude des Amblyseius palearctiques (Acariens anactinotriches, Phytoseiidae). Bulletin Scientifique de Bourgogne, 24, 181 - 230.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Lawson-Balagbo, L. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Hanna, R. & Schausberger, P. (2008) Exploration of the acarine fauna on coconut palm in Brazil with emphasis on Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and its natural enemies. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 98, 83 - 96."]}

Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma, 1973 Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma, 1973: 241. Amblyseius impeltatus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 30; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 78. Record in Bahia: Souza et al., 2015: 104., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 350, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1973) Phytoseiidae mites of Brazil (Acarina, Phytoseiidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 33, 235 - 276.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Iphiseiodes metapodalis (El-Banhawy, 1984) Amblyseius metapodalis El-Banhawy, 1984: 132. Iphiseiodes metapodalis.������Moraes et al., 2004: 90; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 98. Records in Bahia: Iphiseiodes metapodalis.������ Souza et al., 2012: 225, 2015: 104; Nuvoloni et al., 2015: 261; present study., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 351, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["El-Banhawy, E. M. (1984) Description of some phytoseiid mites from Brazil (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Acarologia, 25, 125 - 144.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Souza, I. V. de, Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Ramos, A. L. R., Santos, E. A. dos, Ferraz, M. I. F. & Oliveira, A. R. (2012) Population dynamics of Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and other mites associated with coconut fruits in Una, state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 58, 221 - 233.","Nuvoloni, F. M., Lofego, A. C., Castro, E. B. & Feres, R. J. F. (2015) Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from rubber tree crops in the State of Bahia, Brazil, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3964 (2), 260 - 274. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3964.2.6"]}

Phytoseius pernambucanus Moraes & McMurtry, 1983 Phytoseius pernambucanus Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 144. Phytoseius pernambucanus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 250; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 129. Record in Bahia: Fiaboe et al., 2007: 7., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 355, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (1983) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina) of northeastern Brazil with descriptions of four new species. International Journal of Acarology, 9, 131 - 148.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Fiaboe, K. K. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Ogol, C. K. P. O. & Knapp, M. (2007) Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1395 (2), 33 - 58."]}

Galendromimus (Galendromimus) alveolaris (De Leon, 1957) Typhlodromus alveolaris De Leon, 1957: 141. Galendromimus alveolaris.������Moraes et al., 2004: 264; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 139. Record in Bahia: Galendromimus alveolaris.������ Moraes et al., 1993: 80., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 356, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["De Leon, D. (1957) Three new Typhlodromus from southern Florida (Acarina: Phtyoseiidae). The Florida Entomologist, 40, 141 - 144.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Moraes, G. J. de, Alencar, J. A. de, Lima, J. L. S., Yaninek, J. S. & Delalibera Jr., I. (1993) Alternative plant habitats for common phytoseiid predators of the cassava green mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) in northeast Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 17, 77 - 90."]}

Neoseiulus anonymus (Chant & Baker, 1965) Amblyseius anonymus Chant & Baker, 1965: 21. Neoseiulus anonymus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 102; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 25. Record in Bahia: Amblyseius anonymus.������ Moraes et al., 1990: 353., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 352, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Chant, D. A. & Baker, E. W. (1965) Phytoseiidae (Acarina) of Central America. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 41, 1 - 56.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Moraes, G. J. de, Alencar, J. A. de, Wenzel Neto, F. & Mergulhao, S. M. R. (1990) Explorations for natural enemies of the cassava green mite in Brazil. In: Howeler, R. H. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Eight Symposium of the International Society of Tropical Root Crops. International Society for Tropical Root Crops, Bangkok, pp. 351 - 353."]}

Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers, 1974 Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers, 1974: 144. Amblyseius tamatavensis.������Moraes et al., 2004: 52; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 81. Records in Bahia: Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008: 88; Noronha et al., 2010: 191; Souza et al., 2012: 225; 2015: 104; present study., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 350, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Blommers, L. (1974) Species of the genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914, from Tamatave, East Madagascar (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Bulletin Zoologisch Museum Universiteit van Amsterdam, 3, 143 - 155.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Lawson-Balagbo, L. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Hanna, R. & Schausberger, P. (2008) Exploration of the acarine fauna on coconut palm in Brazil with emphasis on Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and its natural enemies. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 98, 83 - 96.","Souza, I. V. de, Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Ramos, A. L. R., Santos, E. A. dos, Ferraz, M. I. F. & Oliveira, A. R. (2012) Population dynamics of Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and other mites associated with coconut fruits in Una, state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 58, 221 - 233."]}

Typhlodromips constrictatus (El-Banhawy, 1984) Amblyseius constrictatus El-Banhawy, 1984: 134. Neoseiulus constrictatus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 114. Typhlodromips constrictatus.������ Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 61. Record in Bahia: Typhlodromips constrictatus.������ Nuvoloni et al., 2015: 261., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 355, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["El-Banhawy, E. M. (1984) Description of some phytoseiid mites from Brazil (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Acarologia, 25, 125 - 144.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Nuvoloni, F. M., Lofego, A. C., Castro, E. B. & Feres, R. J. F. (2015) Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from rubber tree crops in the State of Bahia, Brazil, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3964 (2), 260 - 274. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3964.2.6"]}

Holostaspella bifoliata (Tr��g��rdh, 1952) Areolaspis bifoliatus Tr��g��rdh, 1952: 61. Macrocheles (Holostaspella) bifoliatus.��� Hirschmann, 1970: 45. Holostaspella bifoliata.��� Filipponi & Pegazzano, 1967: 243; Krantz, 1967b: 113; Ishikawa, 1968: 201; Halliday, 1988: 151; Roy, 1989: 337; Takaku et al., 2012: 99. Material examined. Two females from Cajuru (21��17'30"S, 47��17'05"W), 18 February 2014; five females from Pirapozinho, 25 March 2014. Diagnosis of female. Dorsal shield relatively small [586 (580���600) long and 356 (350���380) wide at level of coxa III (n=5)], with strong punctate pattern interspersed with finely punctate areas, laterally with a series of strongly punctate rounded depressions; j 1 broadly plumose, inserted on an anterior protuberance of the shield, longer than z 1; J 5 pectinate, other dorsal shield setae aciculate. Sternal shield strongly punctate, with l. o. p and l. m. t forming an arch, the anterior edge of which nearly reaching the level of insertion of st 2. Epigynal shield punctate to various degrees, truncate posteriorly. Ventrianal shield rounded, wider than long, with three pairs of aciculate preanal setae. Previous records. Argentina, Australia, Congo, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Tahiti, USA. This is the first record of this species in Brazil., Published as part of Azevedo, Let��cia H., Castilho, Raphael C., Berto, Marielle M. & De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Macrochelid mites (Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) from S��o Paulo state, Brazil, with description of a new species of Macrocheles, pp. 413-426 in Zootaxa 4269 (3) on page 416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4269.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/582489, {"references":["Tragardh, I. (1952) Acarina collected by the Mangarevan expedition to South Eastern Polynesia in 1934 by the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. Mesostigmata. Arkiv for Zoologi, 4 (2), 45 - 90.","Hirschmann, W. (1970) Ruckenhaarbestimmungstabelle der larven von Macrocheles und verwandten gattungen (Geholaspis, Neopodocinum). Teil 77. Acarologie. Schriftenreihe fur Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 14, 44 - 45.","Filipponi, A. & Pegazzano, F. (1967) Contributo alla conoscenza del genere Holostaspella Berlese, 1903 (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae). Redia, 50, 219 - 259, pls. XIX - XXVI.","Krantz, G. W. (1967 b) A review of the genus Holocelaeno Berlese, 1910 (Acarina: Macrochelidae). Acarologia, 9, 1 - 89.","Ishikawa, K. (1968) Studies on the mesostigmatid mites associated with insects in Japan. (I). Reports of Research Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College, 3 (2), 27 - 48.","Halliday, R. B. (1988) The genus Holostaspella Berlese (Acarina: Macrochelidae) in Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 27, 149 - 155.","Roy, R. K. (1989) Mites of the genus Holostaspella (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) in India. In: Channabosavanna, G. E. & Viraktamath, C. A. (Eds.), Progress in Acarology. Vol. 1. Oxford and IBH Publishing, New Delhi, pp. 329 - 342.","Takaku, G., Hartini, S., Dwibadra, D. & Corpus-Raros, L. A. (2012) Macrochelid mites (Acari: Gamasina: Macrochelidae) in the Philippines. Journal of the Acarological Society of Japan, 21, 94 - 124."]}

Typhlodromips mangleae De Leon, 1967 Typhlodromips mangleae De Leon, 1967: 28. Typhlodromips mangleae.������Moraes et al., 2004: 217; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 63. Records in Bahia: Souza et al., 2015: 104; present study., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 355, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["De Leon, D. (1967) Some mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on plants in Trinidad, West Indies. Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, Kansas, 66 pp.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Typhlodromips cananeiensis Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001 Typhlodromips cananeiensis Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 84. Typhlodromips cananeiensis.������Moraes et al., 2004: 209; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 61. Record in Bahia: Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008: 88., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 354, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Lawson-Balagbo, L. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Hanna, R. & Schausberger, P. (2008) Exploration of the acarine fauna on coconut palm in Brazil with emphasis on Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and its natural enemies. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 98, 83 - 96."]}

Amblydromalus manihoti (Moraes, 1994) Amblyseius manihoti Moraes in Moraes et al., 1994: 211. Typhlodromalus manihoti.������Moraes et al., 2004: 200. Amblydromalus manihoti.������ Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 117. Records in Bahia: Amblyseius manihoti.������ Farias et al., 1981: 316; Bonato et al., 1999: 542; Typhlodromalus manihoti.������ Noronha & Moraes, 1989: 33; Moraes et al., 1993: 80; 1994: 210; Noronha et al., 2004: 55; Nuvoloni et al., 2015: 261; Souza et al., 2015: 103., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 349, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Moraes, G. J. de, Mesa, N. C., Braun, A. & Melo, E. L. (1994) Definition of the Amblyseius limonicus species group (Acari: Phytoseiidae), with descriptions of two new species and new records. International Journal of Acarology, 20 (3), 209 - 217. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647959408684019","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Farias, A. R., Flechtmann, C. H. W., Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (1981) Predadores do acaro verde da mandioca, no Nordeste do Brasil. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 16 (3), 313 - 317.","Bonato, O., Noronha, A. C. da S. & Moraes, G. J. de (1999) Distribution et echantillonnage des populations de Amblyseius manihoti Moraes (Acari, Phytoseiidae) sur manioc au Bresil. Journal of Applied Entomology, 123, 541 - 546. https: // doi. org / 10.1046 / j. 1439 - 0418.1999.00421. x","Noronha, A. C. S. & Moraes, G. J. de (1989) Flutuacao populacional do acaro verde da mandioca e seus predadores fitoseideos (Acari: Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae) em Cruz das Almas - Bahia. Revista Brasileira de Mandioca, 8 (2), 31 - 39.","Moraes, G. J. de, Alencar, J. A. de, Lima, J. L. S., Yaninek, J. S. & Delalibera Jr., I. (1993) Alternative plant habitats for common phytoseiid predators of the cassava green mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) in northeast Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 17, 77 - 90.","Noronha, A. C. S., Silva, E. S. & Argolo, P. S. (2004) Ocorrencia de Typhlodromalus aripo (De Leon) (Acari, Phytoseiidae) em cultivares de mandioca. Magistra, 16, 54 - 57.","Nuvoloni, F. M., Lofego, A. C., Castro, E. B. & Feres, R. J. F. (2015) Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from rubber tree crops in the State of Bahia, Brazil, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3964 (2), 260 - 274. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3964.2.6","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Amblyseius neochiapensis Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry, 2000 Amblyseius neochiapensis Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry, 2000: 462. Amblyseius neochiapensis.������Moraes et al., 2004: 40; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 80. Record in Bahia: Lofego et al., 2000: 462., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 350, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Lofego, A. C., Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (2000) Three new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Brazil. Anais da Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil, 29, 461 - 467.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp."]}

Podocinum sagax (Berlese) Laelaps sagax Berlese, 1882c: 638. Podocinum sagax. ��� Berlese, 1882a: 340; 1882b: 1; 1913a: 83; Evans & Hyatt, 1957: 918; De Leon, 1964: 43; Ishikawa, 1979: 115; Liang, 1993: 55; Bhattacharyya, 1994: 58; Yan et al., 2012: 44. Specimens examined. Two females and two males collected by J.C. Santos on December 12, 2012 at Jaboticabal, S��o Paulo State; four females and three males collected by J.C. Santos on November 10, 2013 at Piracicaba, S��o Paulo State. All specimens collected from litter. Adult female: (five specimens measured) Gnathosoma. Chelicera with antiaxial and dorsal lyrifissures as well as dorsal seta distinct (Fig. 24); fixed digit 78 (78���79) long, with six teeth in addition to apical tooth and a minute setiform pilus dentilis; movable digit 78 (78���79) long, with two teeth in addition to apical tooth. Palp setae (trochanter to tibia): 2-5-6-13; all setae aciculate and smooth; apotele 3-tined (Fig. 25). Anterior region of epistome with three distally divided extensions; lateral extensions with outer margin denticulate (Fig. 26). Deutosternum with anteriormost transverse line smooth followed by six transverse lines of denticles about parallel to each other, each with 20���31 denticles; corniculus horn-shaped, about 32 (32���33) long and 15 (14���15) wide basally; seta h 2 slightly posteriad of h 3 (Fig. 27). Measurements of setae: h 1 30 (28���33), h 2 5 (5���6), h 3 31 (30���33), pc 22 (20���23). Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 28). Dorsal shield covered by small protuberances not aligned to constitute a polygonal network (Figs 28, 29), 526 (513���538) long and 370 (355���390) wide at widest level. Dorsal shield without lateral incisions. Podonotal region with 10 pairs of setae (j 1 ���j 3, j 5 ���j 6, z 5, s 2 ���s 5), one pair of distinguishable lyrifissures and four pairs of distinguishable pores. Opisthonotal region with eight pairs of setae (J 1, J 3 ���J5, Z 1, Z 3, S 4, S 5), and one pair of distinguishable pores. Setal lengths: j 1 8, j 2 74 (73���75), j 3 11 (10���13), j 5 14 (13���15), j 6 15, z 5 15, s 2 12 (10���13), s 3 13, s 4 15, s5 18 (15���18), J 1 16 (15���18), J 3 74 (73���75), J 4 99 (95���100), J 5 85 (85���90), Z 1 19 (18���20), Z 3 93 (90���93), S 4 21 (21���22), S 5 100 (100���103). Podonotal setae aciculate and smooth (except j 2, serrate) and opisthonotal setae serrate (except J 1, Z 1 and S 4, aciculate) (Figs 28, 30). Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 31). Base of tritosternum indistinguishable; laciniae 53 (52���53) long, separated for about 95% of their total length (Fig. 32). Sternal shield 88 (85���90) long at mid-line and 126 (123���130) wide between setae st 1 and st 2, reticulate; posterior margin slightly concave; with three pairs of setae (st 1��� st 3); seta st 4 inserted on metasternal plate; lyrifissures (iv 1��� iv 4) absent. Genital shield smooth centrally and reticuate laterally, apex of hyaline anterior region rounded, posterior margin truncate, widened posteriorly to include iv 5, distance st 5��� st 5 83 (78���90). Unsclerotised cuticle postero-laterad of iv 5 with a pore (gv 2). Ventrianal shield subtrapeZoidal 260 (250���263) long at mid-line and 164 (150���175) wide at widest level; with four pairs of setae (Jv 1, Jv 3, Jv 4 and Zv 2) in addition to circumanal setae; para-anal and post-anal setae similar in length, the former inserted slightly anteriad of level of posterior margin of anal opening. Without opisthogastric setae on unsclerotised cuticle flanking ventrianal shield. Exopodal plate fused with peritrematic plate next to coxa IV, entire, extending forward up to coxa II. Measurements of setae: st 1 40 (38���43), st 2 30 (28���35), st 3 30 (28���30), st 4 20, st 5 21 (18���23); Jv 1 22 (20���23), Jv 3 21 (20���23), Jv 4 46 (45���46), Zv 2 21 (21���22), para-anal 20 (20���21), post-anal 21 (21���22). All setae aciculate and smooth. Peritreme and peritrematic plate (Figs 28, 31). Peritreme extending forward almost to level of j 1. Peritrematic plate fused with dorsal shield anteriad of s 2, extending posteriorly behind coxa IV; with a distinguishable pore next to coxae II; section posteriad of stigma with a pore and no distinct lyrifissures. Spermathecal apparatus. Most similar to phytoseiid type; apparently calyx and vesicle constituting an elongate sac; major and minor duct distinct (Fig. 33). Legs. Median section of pulvilli of legs II���IV rounded; paradactyli of these legs elongate and acuminate (Fig. 34). Lengths: I: 1478 (1463���1479); II: 755 (750���765); III: 664 (655���675); IV: 851 (833���863). Chaetotaxy/setation ��� coxae: I: 0, 0/1, 0/1, 0; II: 0, 0/1, 0/1, 0; III: 0, 0/1, 0/1, 0; IV: 0, 0/1, 0/0, 0; trochanters: I: 1, 0/1, 1/2, 1; II: 1, 0/1, 0/2, 1; III: 1, 1/2, 0/1, 0; IV: 1, 1/2, 0/1, 0; femora: I: 2, 1/1, 3/2, 2; II: 2, 2/2, 2/1, 1; III: 1, 2/1, 1/0, 1; IV: 1, 2/1, 1/ 0, 1; genua: I: 2, 1/0, 3/2, 2; II: 1, 2/1, 2/0, 1; III: 1, 2/1, 2/0, 1; IV: 1, 2/0, 2/1, 0; tibiae: I: 2, 1/0, 3/2, 1; II: 1, 1/1, 2/ 1, 1; III: 1, 1/1, 2/1, 1; IV: 1, 1/1, 2/1, 0; tarsi: I: not counted, II: 18 setae, III: 18, IV: 17. No leg macrosetae. Adult male: (five specimens measured). Gnathosoma. Chelicera with antiaxial and dorsal lyrifissures as well as dorsal seta distinct (Fig. 35); fixed digit 75 long, with two teeth in addition to apical tooth and a minute setiform pilus dentilis; movable digit 74 long with one tooth in addition to apical tooth; spermadactyl 73 long, slightly curved upward near adjacent rounded membrane; palp chaetotaxy, deutosternal region and position of hypostomal setae as in adult female. Anterior region of epistome as adult female (Fig. 36). Setae h 1 30 (29���31), h 2 5 (5���6), h 3 32 (32���33), pc 21 (21���22) long. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 37). Dorsal shield ornamentation as in adult female 390 (363���390) long and 288 wide at widest level. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused, without lateral incisions. Podonotal region with 10 pairs of setae (j 1 ���j 3, j 5 ���j 6, z 5, s 2 ���s 5), one pair of distinguishable lyrifissures and four pairs of distinguishable pores. Opisthonotal region with eight pairs of setae (J 1, J 3 ���J5, Z 1, Z 3, S 4, S 5), and one pair of distinguishable pore. Setal lengths: j 1 8, j 2 68, j 3 13, j 5 13, j 6 13, z 5 13, s 2 13, s 3 13, s 4 13, s 5 15, J 1 18 (15 ��� 18), J 3 55 (48 ��� 55), J 4 75 (73 ��� 75), J 5 50, Z 1 18 (15 ��� 18), Z 3 63 (58 ��� 63), S 4 18, S 5 75. Shape of setae as in adult female. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 38). Tritosternum as in female. Holoventral shield mostly smooth, with scant striae along lateral margin of sternogenital region, 315 (315���320) long at mid-line and 182 (180���182) wide between setae Jv 1 and Z v 2; with nine pairs of setae (st 1��� st 5 and Jv 1, Jv 3��� Jv 4, Zv 2), two pairs of lyrifissures and two pair of pores, in addition to circumanal setae, (iv 1��� iv 4) absent. Para-anal and post-anal setae similar in length, the former inserted at about midlevel of anal opening. Metapodal plates not discreet. Measurements of setae: st 1 23, st 2 25 (23���25), st 3 25 (23���25), st 4 20 (18���20), st 5 18; Jv 1 18, Jv 3 18, Jv 4 28, Zv 2 18 (15���18); para-anal 19 (19���20), postanal 19 (19���20). Shape of setae as in adult female. Peritreme and peritrematic plate (Figs 37, 38). Peritreme similar to female, but longer, abutting peritreme of opposite side. Peritrematic plate fused with exopodal and ventrianal. Legs. Lengths: I: 1375 (1300���1375); II: 638 (563���655); III: 575 (550���575); IV: 725 (675���775). Chetotaxy and shape of setae and pretarsi as in adult female., Published as part of Santos, Jandir C., Martins, Jo��o P. I., Britto, Erika P. J. & De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, A new species of Podocinum (Acari: Podocinidae) from Brazil, and supplementary descriptions of three species of this genus, pp. 444-458 in Zootaxa 4290 (3) on pages 450-453, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4290.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/829191, {"references":["Berlese, A. (1882 c) Note Acarologiche. Atti Istituto Ueneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Series 5, 8, 619 - 647.","Berlese, A. (1882 a) Gamasidi nuovi e poco noti. Bolletino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 14, 338 - 352.","Evans, G. O. & Hyatt, K. H. (1957) The genera Podocinum Berl. and Podocinella gen. nov. (Acarina: Mesostigma t a). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 10, 913 - 932.","De Leon, D. (1964) Two new Podocinum from the United States with distribution notes on three described species (Acarina: Podocinidae). Florida Entomologist, 47, 39 - 44.","Ishikawa, K. (1979) Studies on some mesostigmatid mites (Acarina) from the Japanese Archipelago. Reports of Research Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College, 10, 107 - 120.","Liang, L. R. (1993) Studies on the genus Podocinum Berlese in China (Acari: Podocinidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 18, 54 - 62.","Bhattacharyya, S. K. (1994) On a collection of Podocinidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 94, 55 - 61.","Yan, Y., Jin, D. C., Wu, D., Guo, J. J. & Guo, X. G. (2012) A revised checklist and key to the genus Podocinum Berlese (Acari: Podocinidae) with description of a new species from Tibet, southwest China. Zootaxa, 3194, 35 - 48."]}

Phytoscutus sexpilis Muma, 1961 Phytoscutus sexpilis Muma, 1961: 275. Phytoscutus sexpilis.������Moraes et al., 2004: 166; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 101. Records in Bahia: Noronha et al., 1997: 374; Nuvoloni et al., 2015: 261; Souza et al., 2015: 104., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 353, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Muma, M. H. (1961) Subfamiles, genera, and species of Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Florida State Museum Bulletin, 5, 267 - 302.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Noronha, A. C. S., Carvalho, J. E. B. de & Caldas, R. C. (1997) Acaros em citros nas condicoes de tabuleiros costeiros. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 19, 373 - 376.","Nuvoloni, F. M., Lofego, A. C., Castro, E. B. & Feres, R. J. F. (2015) Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from rubber tree crops in the State of Bahia, Brazil, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3964 (2), 260 - 274. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3964.2.6","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Cocoseius palmarum Gondim Jr., Moraes & McMurtry, 2000 Cocoseius palmarum Gondim Jr. et al., 2000: 1226. Cocoseius palmarum.������Moraes et al., 2004: 263; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 132. Record in Bahia: Souza et al., 2015: 104., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 356, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Lofego, A. C., Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (2000) Three new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Brazil. Anais da Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil, 29, 461 - 467.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Phytoseius woodburyi De Leon, 1965 Phytoseius (Phytoseius) woodburyi De Leon, 1965a: 130. Phytoseius woodburyi.������Moraes et al., 2004: 246; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 131. Record in Bahia: Phytoseius woodburyi.������ Souza et al., 2015: 104., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 355, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["De Leon, D. (1965 a) Phytoseiid mites from Puerto Rico with descriptions of new species (Acarina: Mesostigmata). The Florida Entomologist, 48, 121 - 131.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Typhlodromina subtropica Muma & Denmark, 1969 Typhlodromina subtropica Muma & Denmark, 1969: 412. Typhlodromina subtropica.������Moraes et al., 2004: 305; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 169. Typhlodromina subtropicus.������ Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 142. Records in Bahia: Typhlodromina subtropica.������ Fiaboe et al., 2007: 7; Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008: 88; Nuvoloni et al., 2015: 261; Souza et al., 2015: 104; Typhlodromina subtropicus.������ Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 142., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 356, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Muma, M. H. & Denmark, H. A. (1969) The conspicua species-group of Typhlodromina Muma, 1961. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 62, 406 - 413.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (1983) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina) of northeastern Brazil with descriptions of four new species. International Journal of Acarology, 9, 131 - 148.","Fiaboe, K. K. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Ogol, C. K. P. O. & Knapp, M. (2007) Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1395 (2), 33 - 58.","Lawson-Balagbo, L. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Hanna, R. & Schausberger, P. (2008) Exploration of the acarine fauna on coconut palm in Brazil with emphasis on Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and its natural enemies. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 98, 83 - 96.","Nuvoloni, F. M., Lofego, A. C., Castro, E. B. & Feres, R. J. F. (2015) Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from rubber tree crops in the State of Bahia, Brazil, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3964 (2), 260 - 274. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3964.2.6","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Macrocheles mammifer Berlese, 1918 Macrocheles (Nothrholaspis) mammifer Berlese, 1918: 171. Macrocheles mammifer.��� Krantz, 1967a: 150; Bregetova, 1977: 363; Krantz & Whitaker, 1988: 236; Mas��n, 2003: 94; Takaku et al., 2012: 108. Macrocheles (Macrocheles) mammifer.��� Karg, 1993: 113; Ahadiyat et al., 2014: 236. Macrocheles tridentatus.��� Delfinado & Baker, 1975: 53 [Misidentification, according to Krantz & Whitaker, 1988: 236]. Holostaspella polyornata Turk, 1948: 105 [Synonymy by Krantz, 1967b: 143]. Macrocheles pavlovskii Bregetova & Koroleva, 1960: 83 [Synonymy by Krantz, 1967a: 150]. Macrocheles (Macrocheles) postneri G��tz, Krauss, 1970: 28 [Synonymy by Krantz & Whitaker, 1988: 236]. Glyptholaspis orientalis Iavorschi, 1980: 149 [Synonymy by Krantz & Whitaker, 1988: 236]. Material examined. Three females from Piracicaba (22��42'25"S, 47��38'30"W), 15 females from Cajuru (21��12'28"S, 47��19'35"W) and eight females from Cajuru (21��17'30"S, 47��17'05"W), 18 February 2014; 25 females from Paraibuna, 10 March 2014; 19 females from Pirapozinho, 25 March 2014; two females from Ara��oiaba da Serra (23��31'20,46"S, 47��38'24"W), 25 February 2014; three females from Nipo�� (20��54'48"S, 49��46'40"W), 31 March 2014. Diagnosis of female. Dorsal shield moderately large [882 (840���900) long and 626 (600���660) wide at level of coxa III (n=5)], reticulate and punctate; j 2, j 5, j 6, z 1, z 5, z 6, s 2, s 6, r 4, J 2, J 5 and S 1 aciculate, other dorsal setae plumose distally. Sternal shield punctate; l.ang. convergent medially. Ventrianal shield expanded laterally, reticulate-punctate. Previous records. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cuba, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mariana Island, Micronesia, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, USA., Published as part of Azevedo, Let��cia H., Castilho, Raphael C., Berto, Marielle M. & De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Macrochelid mites (Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) from S��o Paulo state, Brazil, with description of a new species of Macrocheles, pp. 413-426 in Zootaxa 4269 (3) on page 420, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4269.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/582489, {"references":["Berlese, A. (1918) Centuria quarta di Acari nuovi. Redia, 13, 115 - 192.","Krantz, G. W. (1967 a) Acarina: Mesostigmata Macrochelidae. Insects of Micronesia, 3, 149 - 154.","Bregetova, N. G. (1977) Sem. Macrochelidae. In: Bregetova, N. G., Vainshtein, B. A., Kadite, B. A., Koroleva, E. V., Petrova, A. D., Tikhomirov, S. I. & Shcherbak, G. I. (Eds.), Opredelitel obitayushchikh v pochve kleshchei, Mesostigmata. Izdatelstvo Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 621 - 632. [in Russian]","Krantz, G. W. & Whitaker, J. O. (1988) Mites of the genus Macrocheles (Acari: Macrochelidae) associated with small mammals in North America. Acarologia, 29, 225 - 259.","Masan, P. (2003) Macrochelid mites of Slovakia (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae). Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 149 pp.","Takaku, G., Hartini, S., Dwibadra, D. & Corpus-Raros, L. A. (2012) Macrochelid mites (Acari: Gamasina: Macrochelidae) in the Philippines. Journal of the Acarological Society of Japan, 21, 94 - 124.","Karg, W. (1993) Acari (Acarina), Milben. Parasitiformes (Anactinochaeta). Cohors Gamasina Leach. Raubmilben. 2. Uberarbeitete Auflage. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, 59, 1 - 523.","Ahadiyat, A., Baroozeh, S., Farahani, V. R. F. & Ajelleh, S. M. (2014) Further information on morphological characteristics of Macrocheles mammifer Berlese (Mesostigmata: Eviphidoidea: Macrochelidae). Persian Journal of Acarology, 3, 235 - 240.","Delfinado, M. D. & Baker, E. W. (1975) Mites (Acarina) associated with Popilius disjunctus (Illiger) (Coleoptera: Passalidae) in Eastern United States. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 83, 49 - 59.","Turk, F. A. (1948) Insecticolous Acari from Trinidad, B. W. I. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 118, 82 - 125. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1948. tb 00367. x","Krantz, G. W. (1967 b) A review of the genus Holocelaeno Berlese, 1910 (Acarina: Macrochelidae). Acarologia, 9, 1 - 89.","Bregetova, N. G. & Koroleva, E. V. (1960) The macrochelid mites (Gamasoidea, Macrochelidae) in the USSR. Akademiia Nauk SSSR Zoologicheskii institut Parazitologicheskii Sbornik, 29, 32 - 154. [in Russian]","Krauss, W. (1970) Die europaischen Arten der Gattungen Macrocheles Latreille 1829 und Geholaspis Berlese 1918. (Eine systematische Studie aus dem Jahr 1960). Acarologie, Schriftenreihe fur Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 14, 2 - 43.","Iavorschi, V. (1980) Representants de la famille de Macrochelidae (Acarina - Gamasida) dans la faune de Cuba. Travaux de la Inststitut Speologie \" Emile Racovitza \", 19, 147 - 153."]}

Amblyseius neochiapensis Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry, 2000 Amblyseius neochiapensis Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry, 2000: 462. Amblyseius neochiapensis.––Moraes et al., 2004: 40; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 80. Record in Bahia: Lofego et al., 2000: 462.

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) paraevectus Moraes & McMurtry, 1983 Typhlodromus paraevectus Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 142. Typhlodromus paraevectus.������ Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 155. Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) paraevectus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 341. Record in Bahia: Typhlodromus paraevectus.������ Fiaboe et al., 2007: 7., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 356, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (1983) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina) of northeastern Brazil with descriptions of four new species. International Journal of Acarology, 9, 131 - 148.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Fiaboe, K. K. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Ogol, C. K. P. O. & Knapp, M. (2007) Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1395 (2), 33 - 58."]}

Metaseiulus ferlai Moraes, McMurtry & Lopes, 2006 Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) ferlai Moraes et al., 2006: 352. Metaseiulus ferlai.������ Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 174. Records in Bahia: Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) ferlai.������ Nuvoloni et al., 2015: 261; Metaseiulus ferlai.������ Souza et al., 2015: 104., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 356, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A. & Lopes, P. C. (2006) Redefinition of Metaseiulus Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and description of a new species from Brazil. International Journal of Acarology, 32 (4), 351 - 354. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647950608684481","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Nuvoloni, F. M., Lofego, A. C., Castro, E. B. & Feres, R. J. F. (2015) Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from rubber tree crops in the State of Bahia, Brazil, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3964 (2), 260 - 274. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3964.2.6","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Proprioseius aculeatus Moraes & Denmark, 1999 Proprioseius aculeatus Moraes & Denmark, 1999: 100. Proprioseius aculeatus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 192; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 45. Record in Bahia: Moraes & Denmark, 1999: 100., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 354, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Moraes, G. J. de & Denmark, H. A. (1999) The genus Proprioseius Chant (Acari: Phytoseiidae), with descriptions of two new species from Brazil. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 4, 97 - 102.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp."]}

Amblyseius adhatodae Muma, 1967 Amblyseius adhatodae Muma, 1967: 268. Amblyseius adhatodae.������Moraes et al., 2004: 12; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 74. Record in Bahia: Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008: 88., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 349, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Muma, M. H. (1967) New Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) from southern Asia. The Florida Entomologist, 50, 267 - 280. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 3493156","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Lawson-Balagbo, L. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Hanna, R. & Schausberger, P. (2008) Exploration of the acarine fauna on coconut palm in Brazil with emphasis on Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and its natural enemies. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 98, 83 - 96."]}

Paraamblyseius multicircularis Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001 Paraamblyseius multicircularis Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 79. Paraamblyseius multicircularis.––Moraes et al., 2004: 167; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 89. Records in Bahia: Souza et al., 2015: 104; present study.

Iphiseiodes zuluagai Demark & Muma, 1972 Specimens examined. Fazenda Barra, H. bihai, August 2007 (1 female), November 2007 (1 female), H. latispatha, March 2007 (1 female), April 2007 (1 female), H. rostrata, March 2007 (1 female), April 2007 (1 female), H. wagneriana, August 2007 (1 female), December 2007 (2 females); Fazenda Liberdade, E. elatior, February 2007 (1 female); Fazenda Monte Alegre, H. rostrata, January 2008 (3 males); Fazenda Terra Nova, E. elatior, May 2007 (1 female); UESC, E. elatior, January 2008 (3 females, 1 male)., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 347, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1972) Some Phytoseiidae of Colombia (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). The Florida Entomologist, 55, 19 - 29. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 3493192"]}

Amblyseius igarassuensis Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001 Amblyseius igarassuensis Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 71. Amblyseius igarassuensis.������Moraes et al., 2004: 30; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 78. Record in Bahia: Souza et al., 2015: 104., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 350, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Euseius plaudus Denmark & Muma, 1973 Euseius plaudus Denmark & Muma, 1973: 263. Euseius plaudus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 74; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 123. Record in Bahia: Fiaboe et al., 2007: 4., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 351, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1973) Phytoseiidae mites of Brazil (Acarina, Phytoseiidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 33, 235 - 276.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Fiaboe, K. K. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Ogol, C. K. P. O. & Knapp, M. (2007) Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1395 (2), 33 - 58."]}

Phytoseius latinus El-Banhawy, 1984 Phytoseius latinus El-Banhawy, 1984: 141. Phytoseius latinus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 217; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 129. Record in Bahia: Souza et al., 2015: 104., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 355, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["El-Banhawy, E. M. (1984) Description of some phytoseiid mites from Brazil (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Acarologia, 25, 125 - 144.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Souza, I. V., Argolo, P. S., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J., Bittencourt, M. A. L. & Oliveira, A. R. (2015) Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae). ZooKeys, 533, 99 - 131. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 533.5981"]}

Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967 Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967: 21. Typhlodromalus aripo.������Moraes et al., 2004: 195; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 111. Amblyseius aripo.������ Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132. Records in Bahia: Amblyseius aripo.������ Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132; Moraes et al., 1993: 80; Typhlodromalus aripo.������ Noronha et al., 1997: 374; 2004: 55; 2010: 191; Fiaboe et al., 2007: 5., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 354, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["De Leon, D. (1967) Some mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on plants in Trinidad, West Indies. Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, Kansas, 66 pp.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.","Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (1983) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina) of northeastern Brazil with descriptions of four new species. International Journal of Acarology, 9, 131 - 148.","Moraes, G. J. de, Alencar, J. A. de, Lima, J. L. S., Yaninek, J. S. & Delalibera Jr., I. (1993) Alternative plant habitats for common phytoseiid predators of the cassava green mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) in northeast Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 17, 77 - 90.","Noronha, A. C. S., Carvalho, J. E. B. de & Caldas, R. C. (1997) Acaros em citros nas condicoes de tabuleiros costeiros. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 19, 373 - 376.","Fiaboe, K. K. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Ogol, C. K. P. O. & Knapp, M. (2007) Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1395 (2), 33 - 58."]}

de Moraes, Gilberto J., Johnson, M.W. (2017): James Allen McMurtry: an unforgettable man and professional, with a list of his publications. Acarologia 57 (4): 1121-1129, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20174231, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20174231

Dos Santos, Marcia D., Castilho, Raphael C., De Moraes, Gilberto J., Silva, Edmilson S. (2017): esostigmata: Rhodacaridae) from Brazil and a key to the world species of the genus. Zootaxa 4363 (3): 409-420, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.6

Afrodacarellus alagoensis Santos & Castilho n. sp. Diagnosis of adult female. Anteromedian extension of epistome flanked by two pairs of anterolateral extensions; opisthonotal shield with 19 pairs of smooth setae (R5 absent); seta J2 at least as long as distance between its base and base of J3; seta J4 at least 1.3 times as long as distance between its base and base of J5; without plates laterad of genital shield; ventrianal shield with six pairs of setae (including Jv1) in addition to circumanal setae; unsclerotised cuticle laterad of ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae (Jv4 and Jv5); with a pair of rounded (bearing a pore-like structure) and a pair of elongate metapodal platelets, not fused with ventrianal shield. Adult female (Figs 1���11) Five specimens measured. Gnathosoma. Fixed cheliceral digit 20 (20���22) long, with five teeth in addition to apical tooth and a discreet setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 1); movable cheliceral digit 24 (23���25) long, with three teeth in addition to apical tooth; antiaxial and dorsal lyrifissures as well as dorsal seta distinct, the latter stubby. Arthrodial process of chelicera brush-shaped. Number of setae on palp trochanter-tarsus: 2���5���6���14 ���15; setae al of palp femur and al1 and al2 of palp genu distinctly stouter than other setae of same respective segments (Fig. 2) (al2 markedly more ventral and only slightly posteriad of al1); apotele 3-tined. Anteromedian extension of epistome flanked by two pairs of anterolateral extensions and few irregular denticles, the inner slightly shorter than the median extension and slightly longer than the outer, both distally variously shaped (acute, blunt or expanded, smooth or denticulate) (Fig. 3). Deutosternum delimited by lateral lines, with eight transverse lines, the basalmost smooth and others with 4���6 denticles each (Fig. 4); smooth lines projecting outward from deutosternum between the first and second transverse lines and between the second and third transverse lines. Internal malae indistinct. Corniculus horn-like, about twice as long as its basal width. Seta h3 about in longitudinal line with h1 and posteromediad of h2. Measurements of setae: h1 10 (8���10), h2 9 (8���11), h3 6 (5���7), sc 11 (10���11); all setae aciculate and smooth. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 5). Idiosoma 260 (255���273) long and 136 (125���158) wide at widest level. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields separate. Podonotal shield smooth, except for few striae laterad of j6 and z5, and a line parallel to posterior margin, which delimits a narrow and smooth posterior band; with a delineated marginal strip containing the insertions of j1, z1, r2, r3, r5 and r6; 130 (125���135) long and 129 (126���134) wide at widest level; with 22 pairs of setae (j1���j6, z1���z6, s1���s6, r2, r3, r5 and r6), four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures, one pair of distinguishable pores and two pairs of scleronoduli between j5 and j6. Unsclerotised cuticle along lateral margins of podonotal shield with a pair of setae (r4). Opisthonotal shield reticulate, with a line parallel to anterior margin delimiting a narrow and smooth anterior band; with a delineated marginal strip containing the insertions of R1���R4; 129 (118���138) long and 111 (108���119) wide at widest level; with 19 pairs of setae (J1���J5, Z1���Z5, S1���S5 and R1��� R4), eleven pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures and a pair of pores. Unsclerotised cuticle along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with one pair of distinguishable lyrifissures. Measurements of setae: j1 9 (7���10), j2 13 (12���14), j3 16 (15���17), j4 17 (16���17), j5 16 (15���17), j6 16 (16���17), z1 6 (5���7), z2 14 (9���16), z3 16 (14���18), z4 17 (16���18), z5 20 (18���21), z6 21 (20���21), s1 6 (5���7), s2 11 (9���16), s3 17 (16���17), s4 21 (20���22), s5 23 (20���26), s6 24 (22���25), r2 23 (21���26), r3 16 (15���17), r4 7 (6���9), r5 19 (15���21), r6 21 (20���22), J1 29 (27���30), J2 29 (27���30), J3 27 (25��� 30), J4 30 (26���32), J5 28 (27���30), Z1 31 (30���33), Z2 32 (30���35), Z3 32 (30���33), Z4 30 (26���35), Z5 24 (20���26), S1 31 (30���32), S2 31 (30���32), S3 31 (30���33), S4 30 (30���32), S5 27 (25���30), R1 24 (21���25), R2 24 (23���25), R3 22 (21���22), R4 24 (23���25). All dorsal idiosomal setae aciculate and smooth, r6 distinctly stouter. Most podonotal setae shorter than distance to subsequent seta of same series; opisthonotal setae at least as long as distance between their base and base of the subsequent setae of same series. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 6). Base of tritosternum 10 long and 6 (5���7) wide proximally (Fig. 7); laciniae 37 (30��� 40), separated for about 50% of their total length, pilose. Sternal shield reticulate laterally and smooth centrally; region anteriad of first pair of lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin concave; approximately 63 (61���65) long from center of anterior margin of punctate and lightly sclerotised region to center of posterior margin, and 57 (55���59) wide between coxae II and III; with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures; seta st1 inserted in punctate and lightly sclerotised region of sternal shield. Discrete section of endopodal plate arched, extending from posterior region of coxa III to mid region of coxa IV. Genital shield reticulate and with a punctate band along straight posterior margin; extending posteriorly behind coxae IV; without plates laterad of genital shield; distance between st5���st5 32 (31���34). Lyrifissure iv 5 on unsclerotised cuticle, posterolaterad of st5. Ventrianal shield reticulate; except for a slender smooth band along anterior margin; 103 (98��� 112) long and 99 (95���102) wide at widest level; with six pairs of setae (Jv1���Jv3, Zv1���Zv3). Unsclerotised cuticle laterad of ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae (Jv4 and Jv5) and two distinguishable pairs of lyrifissures. Peritreme extending anteriorly to posterior region of coxa II (r3). Peritrematic plate narrow, fused anteriorly to dorsal shield at level of r2, extending posteriorly as a narrow strip behind coxa IV; lyrifissure and pore next to coxa III and lyrifissures and pore behind stigma not distinguishable. Exopodal plate fragmented into subtriangular platelets between coxae II���III and III���IV. With a pair of rounded and a pair of elongate metapodal platelets, the first bearing a pore-like structure. Measurements of setae: st1 14 (12���15), st2 12 (11���14), st3 11 (11���14), st4 11 (11��� 12), st5 12 (11���12), Jv1 14 (13���15), Jv2 15 (14���17), Jv3 23 (21���25), Jv4 28 (26���30), J v5 28 (27���31), Zv1 13 (12��� 15), Zv2 12 (11���13), Zv3 11 (10���12), para-anal 20 (18���21), postanal 24 (23���26). All setae aciculate and smooth, except Zv2 and Zv3, forked distally. Spermathecal apparatus. Not distinguishable. Legs. (Figs 8���11). Lengths: I 228 (213���243), II 162 (143���173), III 133 (130���135), IV 174 (170���176). Chaetotaxy: I coxa 0 0/2 0/0 0, trochanter 1 0/1 1/2 1, femur 2 3/1 2/3 2, genu 2 3/2 3/1 2, tibia 2 3/2 3/2 2; II coxa 0 0/1 0/1 0, trochanter 1 0/1 0/2 1, femur 2 3/1 2/2 1, genu 2 3/1 2/1 2, tibia 2 2/1 2/1 2; III coxa 0 0/1 0/1 0, trochanter 1 1/1 0/2 0, femur 1 2/1 1/0 1, genu 2 2/1 2/1 1, tibia 2 1/1 2/1 1; IV coxa 0 0/1 0/0 0, trochanter 1 1/1 0/ 2 0, femur 1 2/1 2/0 0, genu 2 2/1 3/1 1, tibia 2 1/1 3/1 2; tarsi II���IV: 18, 18, 17. Seta al2 of femur II stubby. Several setae of tarsi II and III, a d2 and pd1 of femur IV, distinctly stouter than other setae of same respective segments. Seta pd3 of basitarsus IV distinctly longer than other basitarsal setae. Pretarsus I absent; pretarsi II���IV similar in shape and length, each consisting of an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strongly sclerotised claws and three rounded pulvillar lobes. Adult male. Not found. Material examine d. Holotype female from soil at the base of Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir (Fabaceae) at Arapiraca, Alagoas state, Brazil, March 24, 2012; one paratype female from soil at the base of Cupania oblongifolia Mart. (Sapindaceae) at Teot��nio Vilela, Alagoas state, August 8, 2012; three paratype females from soil at the base of Tapirira guianensis Aublet (Anacardiaceae) at Teot��nio Vilela, Alagoas state, November 15, 2011. Types collected by M.E. Duarte and J.C. Santos, and deposited in the Mite Reference Collection of Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura ���Luiz de Queiroz��� (ESALQ), Universidade de S��o Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, state of S��o Paulo, Brazil. Etymology. The specific name alagoensis is derived from Alagoas, the state where the type specimens were collected. Remarks. Afrodacarellus alagoensis is most similar to A. minutus Hurlbutt, 1974, A. pocsi Hurlbutt, 1974 and A. msituni Hurlbutt, 1974. Females of all of these species differ from the new species by having a single pair of opisthogastric setae off the ventrianal shield. In addition, females of A. minutus and A. pocsi differ by having sternal shield totally smooth, while female of A. minutus has 20 pairs of opisthonotal setae (R 5 present)., Published as part of Dos Santos, Marcia D., Castilho, Raphael C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Silva, Edmilson S., 2017, esostigmata: Rhodacaridae) from Brazil and a key to the world species of the genus, pp. 409-420 in Zootaxa 4363 (3) on pages 410-414, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/1108166, {"references":["Hurlbutt, H. W. (1974) The Afrogamasellus Loots & Ryke and Afrodacarellus n. gen. (Acarina: Rhodacaridae) of Tanzania. Acarologia, 15, 565 - 615."]}

Afrodacarellus xucurukariri Santos & Castilho n. sp. Diagnosis of adult female. Anterior region of epistome slightly acuminate, denticulate, with median denticle slightly longer than other denticles; podonotal shield smooth centrally; opisthonotal shield with 20 pairs of smooth setae and without punctate band along anterior margin; seta J2 at most 0.8 times as long as distance between its base and base of J3; seta J4 at most 0.7 times as long as distance between its base and base of J5; deutosternum narrow (distance h3���h3 about three times the length of distalmost transverse deutosternal line); without plates laterad of genital shield; ventrianal shield with five pairs of setae (including Jv1) in addition to circumanal setae; each side with a rounded and an elongate metapodal platelet, the former laterad of anterior end of the latter. Adult female (Fig. 12 ���23) Five specimens measured. Gnathosoma. Fixed cheliceral digit 25 (24���25) long, with five teeth in addition to apical tooth and a discreet setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 12); movable cheliceral digit 25 (24���25) long, with two teeth in addition to apical tooth; antiaxial and dorsal lyrifissures as well as dorsal seta distinct, the latter thin. Arthrodial process of chelicera brush-shaped. Number of setae on palp trochanter���tarsus: 2���5���6���14 ���15; setae al1 and al2 of palp genu spatulate and smooth (Fig. 13) (al2 markedly more ventral and only slightly posteriad of al1); apotele 3-tined. Anterior region of epistome slightly acuminate, with margin denticulate, with median denticle slightly longer than other denticles (Fig. 14). Deutosternum narrow (distance h3���h3 over three times length of distalmost transverse deutosternal line), delimited by lateral lines, with eight transverse lines (Fig. 15), each with four (distalmost) or three denticles (others). With four pairs of smooth lines laterad of deutosternum, at level of fourth, sixth, seventh and eight transverse deutosternal lines (from distalmost). Internal malae fimbriate, separated from each other, shorter than corniculi, the latter horn-like, about three times as long as its basal width. Seta h3 about in longitudinal line with h1 and posteromediad of h2. Measurements of setae: h1 15 (10���16), h2 10 (8���12), h3 7 (6���9), sc 11 (11��� 12); all setae aciculate and smooth. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 16). Idiosoma 289 (285���296) long and 168 (153���188) wide at widest level. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields separate. Podonotal shield reticulate laterally and smooth centrally, without transverse line next and parallel to posterior margin; with a delineated marginal strip containing the insertions of j1, z1, r2, r3, r5 and r6; 130 (127���133) long and 142 (140���145) wide at widest level; with 22 pairs of setae (j1���j6, z1���z6, s1���s6, r2, r3, r5 and r6), four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures, three pairs of distinguishable pores and two pairs of scleronoduli between j5 and j6. Unsclerotised cuticle along lateral margins of podonotal shield with a pair of setae (r4). Opisthonotal shield reticulate and with a transverse line parallel to anterior margin delimiting a narrow anterior band smooth over most of its surface; with a delineated marginal strip containing the insertions of Z5, S5 and R1���R5; 145 (140���152) long and 120 (118���125) wide at widest level; with 20 pairs of setae (J1���J5, Z1���Z5, S1��� S5 and R1���R5), ten pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures and two pairs of distinguishable pores. Measurements of setae: j1 11 (10���12), j2 10 (9���11), j3 9 (8���9), j4 10 (8���10), j5 8 (7���10), j6 9 (7���10), z1 5 (4���6), z2 11 (9���11), z3 10 (9���12), z4 10 (9���10), z5 9 (8���11), z6 9 (8���10), s1 9 (8���9), s2 9 (6���9), s3 11 (10���12), s4 11 (10���12), s5 11 (10���12), s6 10 (7���11), r2 13 (10���14), r3 14 (12���15), r4 7 (6���9), r5 10 (7���10), r6 13 (11���15), J1 8 (8���10), J2 8 (8���9), J3 8 (7���9), J4 9 (8���9), J5 10 (9���12), Z1 9 (8���10), Z2 9 (8���10), Z3 10 (9���11), Z4 11 (10���12), Z5 14 (12���16), S1 8 (7���10), S2 8 (7���9), S3 10 (10���11), S4 11 (10���12), S5 14 (13���16), R1 9 (8���10), R2 10 (9���10), R3 10 (9���12), R4 12 (11���13), R5 12 (11���15). All dorsal idiosomal setae aciculate, smooth; and much shorter than distance to subsequent setae of the same series. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 17). Base of tritosternum 10 (9���10) long and 7 (6���7) wide proximally (Fig. 18); laciniae 35 (30���43), separated for about 70% of their total length, pilose. Sternal shield reticulate laterally and smooth centrally; posterior margin slightly concave; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures (iv 1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; approximately 70 (69���75) long from center of anterior margin of punctate and lightly sclerotised region to center of posterior margin and 60 (55���65) wide between coxae II and III; with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures; seta st1 inserted in well sclerotised region of sternal shield. Discrete section of endopodal plate arched, extending from posterior region of coxa III to posterior region of coxa IV. Genital shield with few striae and a punctate band along straight posterior margin; extending posteriorly behind coxae IV; without plates laterad of genital shield; distance between st5���st5 45 (43���46). Lyrifissure iv 5 on unsclerotised cuticle, laterad of st5. Ventrianal shield reticulate, except for a smooth band along anterior margin, 104 (102���108) long and 90 (70���98) wide at widest level; with five pairs of setae (Jv1���Jv3, Zv1 and Zv2) in addition to circumanal setae and one pair of marginal lyrifissures. Unsclerotised cuticle along lateral margins of ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae (Jv4 and Jv5) and two distinguishable pairs of lyrifissures. Peritreme extending anteriorly to posterior region of coxa II (region between r2 and r3). Peritrematic plate narrow, fused anteriorly to dorsal shield at level of r2; extending posteriorly as a narrow strip behind coxa IV; with one distinguishable lyrifissure and one distinguishable pore next to coxa III, and with two lyrifissures and one pore behind stigma. Exopodal plate fragmented into subtriangular platelets between coxae II���III and III���IV. With a pair of rounded and a pair of elongate metapodal platelets, the former with a pore-like structure and laterad of anterior end of the latter. Measurements of setae: st1 15 (14���15), st2 14 (12���15), st3 13 (12���15), st4 12 (11��� 14), st5 14 (13���15), Jv1 12 (12���13), Jv2 14 (12���15), Jv3 13 (12���15), Jv5 15 (12���16), Zv1 11 (10���12), Zv2 12 (11���12), Zv 3 11 (10���11), para-anal 15 (14���16), postanal 17 (15��� 19). All ventral idiosomal setae aciculate and smooth. Spermathecal apparatus. Not distinguishable. Legs. (Figs 19���22) Lengths: I 260 (248���298); II 175 (163���188); III 143 (130���145); IV 198 (198���200). Chaetotaxy: I coxa 0 0/2 0/0 0, trochanter 1 0/ 11/2 1, femur 2 3/1 2/3 2, genu 2 3/2 3/1 2, tibia 2 3/2 3/2 2; II coxa 0 0/1 0/1 0, trochanter 1 0/1 0/2 1, femur 2 3/1 2/2 1, genu 2 3/1 2/1 2, tibia 2 2/1 2/1 2; III coxa 0 0/1 0/1 0, trochanter 1 1/1 0/2 0, femur 1 2/1 1/0 1, genu 2 2/1 2/1 1, tibia 2 1/1 2/1 1; IV coxa 0 0/1 0/0 0, trochanter 1 1/1 0/ 2 0, femur 1 2/1 2/0 0, genu 2 2/1 3/1 1, tibia 2 1/1 3/1 2; tarsi II���IV: 18, 18, 17. Setae av 2 of tarsus II, pv 2 of tarsus III, pv of genu and tibia IV, and pv 2 of tarsus IV differing from other setae of the same segments by being distally divided. Seta av of genu II discreetly serrate. Pretarsus I absent; pretarsi II���IV similar in shape and length, each consisting of an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strongly sclerotised claws and three rounded pulvillar lobes. Adult male. Not found. Material examined. Holotype female from litter at the base of Byrsonima crispa Juss. (Malpighiaceae), Palmeira dos ��ndios, Alagoas, Brazil, (09��23'44" S, 36��37'48" W), July 1, 2013; four paratype females from soil at the base of Spondias purpurea L. (Anacardiaceae) (09��22'929"S and 36��37'751"W), May 7 and July, 27 2013, all at Palmeira dos ��ndios, Alagoas, Brazil. All specimens collected by M.D. dos Santos and deposited in the Mite Reference Collection of the Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz" (ESALQ), Universidade de S��o Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, state of S��o Paulo, Brazil. Etymology. The specific name xucurukariri is the name of a Brazilian Indian tribe from Alagoas state. Remarks. Afrodacarellus xucurukariri is most similar to A. myersi Loots, 1969, but females of the latter species differ by being about 50% smaller and having most dorsal shield setae proportionally shorter; by having wider deutosternum (distance h3���h3 about twice the length of distalmost transverse line), rounded and elongate metapodal platelets of each side about in line, and setae av2 of tarsus II, pv2 of tarsus III and pv2 of tarsus IV undivided., Published as part of Dos Santos, Marcia D., Castilho, Raphael C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Silva, Edmilson S., 2017, esostigmata: Rhodacaridae) from Brazil and a key to the world species of the genus, pp. 409-420 in Zootaxa 4363 (3) on pages 414-417, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/1108166, {"references":["Loots, G. C. (1969 b) The tetrastigma species group of the genus Afrogamasellus (Acari: Rhodacaridae) from Central Africa. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 79, 359 - 385."]}

Genus Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt, 1974 Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt, 1974: 589. Type species: Afrodacarellus femoratus Hurlbutt, 1974, by original designation. Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) Karg, 1977: 345 (Synonym by Castilho et al. 2012). Type species: Afrogamasellus camaxiloensis Loots, 1969, by original designation. Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus).��� Karg, 2003: 26; Karg & Schorlemmer, 2009: 65. Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) Karg, 1977: 345 (Synonym by Castilho et al. 2012). Type species: Afrogamasellus squamosus Karg, 1977, by original designation. Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus).��� Karg, 2003: 26; Karg & Schorlemmer, 2009: 65. Latogamasellus.��� Antony, 1986: 126., Published as part of Dos Santos, Marcia D., Castilho, Raphael C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Silva, Edmilson S., 2017, esostigmata: Rhodacaridae) from Brazil and a key to the world species of the genus, pp. 409-420 in Zootaxa 4363 (3) on page 410, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/1108166, {"references":["Hurlbutt, H. W. (1974) The Afrogamasellus Loots & Ryke and Afrodacarellus n. gen. (Acarina: Rhodacaridae) of Tanzania. Acarologia, 15, 565 - 615.","Karg, W. (1977) Zur Kenntnis einiger Milbengattungen der Rhodacaridae Oudemans, 1902 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Teil 1. Zoologische Jahrbucher, Abteilung fur Systematik, Oekologie und Geographie der Tiere, 104, 327 - 351.","Castilho, R. C., Moraes, G. J. & Halliday, B. (2012) Catalogue of the mite family Rhodacaridae Oudemans, with notes on the classification of the Rhodacaroidea (Acari: Mesostigmata). Zootaxa, 69, 1 - 69.","Loots, G. C. (1969 b) The tetrastigma species group of the genus Afrogamasellus (Acari: Rhodacaridae) from Central Africa. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 79, 359 - 385.","Karg, W. (2003) Die Raubmilbengattungen Afrogamasellus Loots et Ryke und Oloopticus Karg mit zwei neuen Arten-Ein Beitrag zur Evolution der Bodenmilben (Acarina, Gamasina). Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Gorlitz, 75, 23 - 33.","Karg, W. & Schorlemmer, A. (2009) New insights into predatory mites (Acarina, Gamasina) from tropical rain forests with special reference to distribution and taxonomy. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 85, 57 - 91. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / zoos. 200800016","Antony, L. M. M. K. d'A. (1986) A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Rhodacaroidea (Acari: Mesostigmata). PhD thesis, Ohio State University, Columbus, x + 262 pp."]}

Cheiroseius xerophilus n. sp. Diagnosis (Female): Dorsal shield ornate with a network of ridges and depressions; podonotal region of dorsal shield with 21 pairs of setae; opisthonotal region with 15 pairs of setae. Unsclerotised cuticle along margin of dorsal shield with four pairs of setae; pre-sternal area without platelets; Ventrianal shield subtriangular, reticulate over nearly its entire surface, with three pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae; all legs with pretarsi and claws. Median section of pulvilli of legs II–IV as well as paradactyli of these legs acuminate. Material examined. Holotype female and nine paratype females from litter at the base of Mimosa sp. (Fabaceae) at Olho D’água das Flores (09°31'33'' S, 73°16'46" W), State of Alagoas, Brazil; collected by J.C. Santos on August 23, 2012; deposited at Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Adult female (Figs 14–24) (nine specimens measured). Gnathosoma. Antiaxial and dorsal lyrifissures as well as dorsal seta distinct; fixed cheliceral digit 44 (39–46) long, with six teeth in addition to apical tooth and a setiform pilus dentilis; movable cheliceral digit 42 (41–42) long, with two teeth in addition to apical tooth (Fig. 14). Palp setae (trochanter to tibia): 2–5–6–13; setae aciculate and smooth, except al 1 and al 2 of palp genu spatulate and smooth (Fig. 15); seta v 2 of palp trochanter elongate (Fig. 17). Anterior region of epistome with three extensions, each with 2–4 points, the median longer than others (Fig. 16). Deutosternal region not delimited by lateral lines, with seven transverse rows of teeth about parallel to each other, each bearing 7–17 small teeth; corniculus horn-like, reaching nearly mid-level of palp femur; setae h 2 inserted slightly posteriad of h 3 (Fig. 17). Measurements of setae: h 1 41 (39–42), h 2 15 (14–17), h 3 24 (22–27), pc 27 (25–30). Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 18). Idiosoma 436 (403–450) long and 286 (283–300) wide at widest point. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused, completely covering idiosoma and extending to the ventrolateral region, with a network of ridges and depressions. Podonotal region with 21 pairs of setae (j 1– j 6, z 1– z 6, s 1– s 6 and r 2– r 4) and three pairs of distinguishable pores. Opisthonotal region with 15 pairs of setae (J 1– J 5, Z 1– Z 5, S 1– S 5), two pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures and two pairs of distinguishable pores. Unsclerotised cuticle along lateral margins of opisthonotal region with four pairs of setae (r6, R 1, R 3 and R 4). Measurements of setae: j 1 30 (30–31), j 2 46 (45– 48), j 3 45 (44–45), j 4 45 (44–48), j 5 46 (45–47), j 6 47 (45–49), J 1 40 (40–41), J 2 48 (47–50), J 3 46 (45–46), J 4 50 (50–51), J 5 13 (12–15), z 1 30 (30–31), z 2 42 (40–43), z 3 44 (42–46), z 4 41 (40–43), z 5 30 (30–21), z 6 46 (45–47), Z 1 44 (41–47), Z 2 50 (48–51), Z 3 51 (50–52), Z 4 52 (51–53), Z 5 60 (60–62), s 1 32 (31–32), s 2 41 (40–42), s 3 41 (40–44), s 4 46 (44–47), s 5 46 (45–50), s 6 54 (50–57), S 1 57 (55–60), S 2 51 (50–55), S 3 54 (52–55), S 4 55 (53–60), S 5 60 (58–60), r 2 31 (30–32), r 3 37 (35–40), r 4 50 (49–50), r 6 26 (24–30), R 1 16 (16–17), R 3 19 (19–20), R 4 21 (19–23). Dorsal idiosomal setae inserted on tubercles and about as long as or slightly longer than distance to subsequently setae of the same series; setae smooth, except J 5 (pilose) (Fig. 19). Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 20). Base of tritosternum 16 (16–17) long and 11 (11–12) wide proximally (Fig. 21); laciniae 107 (105–110) long, separated for about 60% of their total length, pilose along distal half. Pre-sternal area without platelets. Sternal shield 81 (80–82) long at mid-line and 95 (94–95) wide between the setae st 1 and st 2; striate laterally, smooth elsewhere; posterior margin slightly concave; with three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures; with prominent endopodal projections between coxae I and II. Third pair of sternal lyrifissures and sternal setae st 4 on metasternal plates. Genital shield smooth, posterior margin truncate, apex of hyaline anterior margin rounded, overlapping posterior margin of sternal shield; distance between st 5– st 5 51 (50–54). Unsclerotised cuticle with a pair of lyrifissure (iv 5) posterolaterad of st 5; pore gv 2 inserted on peritrematic plate behind of coxa IV. One pair of elliptical metapodal plates. Ventrianal shield subtriangular, reticulate over nearly entire surface, 123 (113–132) long at mid-line and 172 (165–180) wide at widest level; with three pairs of setae (Jv 2, Jv 3 and Zv 2) in addition to circumanal setae, all smooth and sharp pointed; para-anal and post-anal setae similar in length, para-anal seta inserted slightly posteriad of posterior margin of anal opening; with one pair of marginal pores near Jv5. With two or five elongated platelets between genital and ventrianal shields. Six pairs of opisthogastric setae on unsclerotised cuticle flanking ventrianal shield (Jv 1, Jv 4, Jv 5, Zv 1, Zv 3 and Zv 5). Peritreme broad and elongate, extending posteriorly beyond stigma and curved inward behind coxa IV. Exopodal plate consolidated with peritrematic plate; whit two pairs of lyrifissures and two pairs of pore posteriad of stigma. Measurements of setae: st 1 19 (18–20), st 2 17 (16–18), st 3 17 (16–19), st 4 16 (15–17), st 5 16 (15–18); Jv 1 16 (15– 18), Jv 2 21 (20–23), Jv 3 28 (27–30), Jv 4 27 (25–30), Jv 5 31 (30–32), Zv 1 13 (12–15), Zv 2 19 (17–20), Zv 3 17 (17– 18), Zv 5 23 (20–27); para-anal 15 (14–15), post-anal 16 (15–18). Peritreme and peritrematic plate. Peritreme broad and elongate, extending anteriorly to the level of j 1; anterior region not visible dorsally, posteriorly beyond behind stigma and curved inward coxa IV. Exopodal plate consolidated with the peritrematic plate. Peritrematic plate fused with the dorsal shield anterior to r 2, posteriorly behind coxa IV; with a pair of distinguishable lyrifissures and a pair of pores behind the stigma (Fig. 20). Spermathecal apparatus. (Fig. 22) Calyx apparently dish-shaped; major duct distinct; sperm induction pore apparently on anterior margin of coxa IV; minor duct also distinct; atrium aparently horseshoe shaped. Legs. All legs with pretarsi and claws. Median section of pulvilli of legs II–IV as well as paradactyli of these legs acuminate (Fig. 23). Lengths: I: 357 (355–360); II: 299 (280–310); III: 297 (260–300); IV: 395 (380–410); tarsus I: 111 (105–115), tibiae I: 63 (60–65). Chaetotaxy/setation – coxae: I: 0, 0/1, 0/1, 0; II: 0, 0/1, 0/1, 0; III: 0, 0/ 1, 0/1, 0; IV: 0, 0/1, 0/0, 0; trochanters: I: 1, 0/1,1/2, 1; II: 1, 0/1, 1/2, 0; III: 1, 1/2, 0/1, 0; IV: 1, 1/1, 0/2, 0; femora: I: 2, 3/1, 2/2, 1; II: 2, 3/1, 2/1, 1; III: 1, 2/1, 1/0, 1: IV: 1, 2/1, 1/0, 1; genua: I: 2, 3/2, 3/1, 2; II: 2, 3/1, 2/0, 2; III: 2, 2/1, 2/0, 1; IV: 2, 2/1, 3/0, 1; tibia: I: 2, 3/2, 3/1, 2; II: 2, 1/1, 3/1, 2; III: 2, 1/1, 2/1, 1; IV: 2, 1/1, 3/1, 2; tarsi I: not counted, II: 18; III: 18; IV: 18. All legs with smooth setae; tarsi of legs II-IV, but not other segments, with some setae much longer than others (Fig. 24). Adult male. Unknown. Etymology. The term “ xerophilus ” derives from xeros “Greek for dry” + “ philos ” “Greek for friend” referring to the arid habitat (Caatinga) where the types of this new species were collected. Remarks. As reported for C. luizgonzagai the positions of some of the leg setae are unusual in comparison with what has been reported for other free-living Mesostigmata (Evans, 1963), namely as follows: seta pd 2 of legs II and IV more basal; seta al 2 of legs II and III more distal; seta av 2 of legs II–IV more distal (inserted anteriad of level of md); seta ad 3 of legs II–IV more basal. Cheiroseius xerophilus is most similar to C. ferratus Karg, 1981, but females of the latter have metapodal plates, J 5 smooth, J 4 longer than distance between its base and the base of J 5 and four pairs of opisthogastric setae on unsclerotised cuticle flanking ventrianal shield. This new species seems to be distinguished from other Cheiroseius by the type of habitat from which the type specimens were collected. While species of this genus have usually been reported from wet habitats (Moraes et al., 2015), the type specimens of C. xerophilus were found in litter collected from a dry habitat (disturbed natural vegetation of the Caatinga, biome exclusively found in northeastern Brazil). The average annual rainfall in the type locality is nearly 750 mm (Climate-data.org, 2017)., Published as part of De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Two new species of Cheiroseius Berlese (Acari: Blattisociidae), with a key for identification of the species from Brazil, pp. 108-120 in Zootaxa 4324 (1) on pages 115-118, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/997091, {"references":["Evans, G. O. (1963) Observations on the chaetotaxy of the legs in the free-living Gamasina (Acari: Mesostigmata). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology, 10 (5), 277 - 303. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 20528","Karg, W. (1981) The predatory mite genus Cheiroseius Berlese, 1916. Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 108, 51 - 69.","Moraes, G. J., Venancio, R., Santos, V. L. V. & Paschoal, A. D. (2015) Potential of Ascidae, Blattisociidae and Melicharidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) as biological control agents of pest organisms. In: Carillo, D., Moraes, G. J., Pena, J. E. (Eds.). Prospects for biological control of plant feeding mites and other harmful organisms, 19, pp. 33 - 75. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 3 - 319 - 15042 - 0 _ 2"]}

Cheiroseius tuberculatus (Evans & Hyatt). Sejus tuberculatus Evans & Hyatt, 1960: 89. Cheiroseius tuberculatus.��� Moraes et al., 2016: 155. Specimens examined: Amazonas��� Manaus: soil, October 11, 2012, 1 female. S��o Paulo��� Piracicaba: soil, December 21, 2014, 1 female; Piracicaba: soil, August 17, 2015, 1 female. Note: this is the first report of this species in Brazil. It was originally described from females collected in Argentina, on decaying vegetation., Published as part of De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Two new species of Cheiroseius Berlese (Acari: Blattisociidae), with a key for identification of the species from Brazil, pp. 108-120 in Zootaxa 4324 (1) on page 115, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/997091, {"references":["Evans, G. O. & Hyatt, K. H. (1960) A revision of the Platyseiinae (Mesostigmata: Aceosejidae) based on material in the collections of the British Museum (Natural History). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), 6 (2), 27 - 101. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 26844"]}

Cheiroseius pugiunculus Karg Cheiroseius pugiunculus Karg, 2006: 158. Cheiroseius pugiunculus. ��� Moraes et al., 2016: 151. Specimens examined: Alagoas��� Teot��nio Vilela: litter/soil, November 23, 2011, 1 female; Teot��nio Vilela: litter/ soil, August 14, 2012, 31 female. Mato Grosso��� Sinop: soil, May 10, 2016, 3 females. S��o Paulo��� Canan��ia: litter, November 10, 2000, 2 females; Leme: litter, February 7, 2000, 4 females; Jaboticabal: litter/soil, August 7, 2013, 14 females and 1 male; Pariquera-A��u: litter, February 13, 2001, 17 females and 2 males; Piracicaba: litter, November 7, 2000, 2 females; S��o Carlos: litter, May 5, 2000, 2 females. Note: this is the first report of this species in Brazil. It was originally described from females collected in Ecuador in litter., Published as part of De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Two new species of Cheiroseius Berlese (Acari: Blattisociidae), with a key for identification of the species from Brazil, pp. 108-120 in Zootaxa 4324 (1) on page 114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/997091, {"references":["Karg, W. (2006) The systematics of Parasitiformes, especially of Gamasina Leach (Acarina), with new species from Ecuador. Mitteilungen aus dem Museum fur Naturkunde in Berlin, Zoologische Reihe, 82 (1), 140 - 169. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 200600002"]}

Cheiroseius luizgonzagai n. sp. Diagnosis (Female): Dorsal shield smooth; podonotal region of dorsal shield with 22 pairs of setae; opisthonotal region with 14 pairs of setae. Unsclerotised cuticle along marginal of dorsal shield with one pair of setae; presternal area without platelets. Ventrianal shield subtrapezoidal, reticulate over nearly its entire surface, with two pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae; all legs with pretarsi and claws. Median section of pulvilli of legs II– IV as well as paradactyli of these legs acuminate. Material examined. Holotype female, nine paratype females and one paratype male from floating Salvinia herzogii (Salviniaceae) at Crato (07°19'55''S and 39°55'.51''W), State of Ceará, Brazil; collected by G.J. Moraes and I.P. Furtado on December 13, 2012; deposited at Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Adult female (Figs 1–9) (nine specimens measured). Gnathosoma. Antiaxial and dorsal lyrifissures as well as dorsal seta distinct; fixed cheliceral digit 39 (38–39) long, with one tooth in addition to apical tooth and a setiform pilus dentilis 15 (14–15), movable cheliceral digit 40 (39–40) long with one tooth in addition to apical tooth (Fig. 1). Palp setae (trochanter to tibia): 2–5–6–13; setae aciculate and smooth, except al 1 and al 2 of palp genu, spatulate and smooth (Fig. 2); seta v 2 of palp trochanter elongate (Fig. 4). Anterior region of epistome with 2–3 extensions, each 1–3 tined, the median extension slightly longer or about as long as others (Fig. 3). Deutosternal region not delimited by lateral lines, with seven transverse rows of teeth, about parallel to each other, each bearing 8–22 small teeth; corniculus horn-like, reaching nearly mid-level of palp femur; setae h 2 inserted slightly posteriad of h 3 (Fig. 4). Measurements of setae: h 1 31 (31–32), h 2 12 (11–13), h 3 20 (19–20), pc 22 (21–25). Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 5). Idiosoma 284 (275–290) long and 177 (170–190) wide at widest point. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused and smooth. Podonotal region with 22 pairs of setae (j 1– j 6, z 1– z 6, s 1– s 6, r 2– r 5), four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures and three pairs of pores. Opisthonotal region with 14 pairs of setae (J 1– J 5, Z 1– Z 5, S 1, S 3– S 5), seven pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures and two pairs of pores. Unsclerotised cuticle along lateral margins of opisthonotal region with one pair of setae (R 1). Measurements of setae: j 1 21 (20–22), j 2 16 (15– 16), j 3 18 (16–18), j 4 19 (18–20), j 5 19 (18–20), j 6 17 (16–17), J 1 17 (16–18), J 2 16 (15–16), J 3 16 (15–17), J 4 17 (16–17), J 5 v 5 (5–6), z 1 9 (8–10), z 2 16 (14–18), z 3 16 (16–17), z 4 17 (18–19), z 5 16 (15–16), z 6 18 (16–19), Z 1 17 (17–18), Z 2 17 (16–18), Z 3 16 (15–17), Z 4 19 (19–20), Z 5 20 (20–21), s 1 14 (13–14), s 2 15 (15–16), s 3 16 (15– 17), s 4 17 (16–17), s 5 17 (16–18), s 6 14 (13–15), S 1 17 (15–18), S 3 18 (17–19), S 4 19 (17–20), S 5 20 (18–21), r 2 15 (15–16), r 3 16 (15–16), r 4 15 (14–15), r 5 16 (15–16), R 1 13 (12–15). None of the idiosomal setae inserted on tubercles and slightly shorter than distance to subsequent setae of the same series; all setae smooth. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 6). Base of tritosternum 16 (16–17) long and 14 (13–15) wide proximally; laciniae 85 (84–85), separated for about 40% of their total length, pilose along separated section (Fig. 7). Pre-sternal area without platelets. Sternal shield 50 (48–53) long at mid-line and 62 (60–63) wide between coxae II and III; slightly striate laterally, smooth elsewhere; posterior margin concave; with three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures; with prominent endopodal projections between coxae I and II. Third pair of sternal lyrifissures and sternal setae st 4 on metasternal plates. Genital shield smooth over most of its extent; posterior margin truncate; distance between st 5– st 5 39 (38–40). Unsclerotised cuticle with a pair of lyrifissure (iv 5) posterolaterad of st 5; pore gv 2 inserted on peritrematic plate behind coxa IV. Metapodal plates indistinguishable. Ventrianal shield subtrapezoidal, reticulate over nearly its entire surface, 80 (75–90) long at mid-line and 101 (98–100) wide at widest level; with two pairs of setae (Jv 3 and Zv 2) in addition to circumanal setae, which are smooth and pointed, and one pair of distinguishable pores near margin, posteromesad of Jv 3; para-anal setae lightly longer than post-anal seta and inserted at level of mid-length of anal opening. Four or six elongate platelets present between genital and ventrianal shields. Five pairs of opisthogastric setae on unsclerotised cuticle flanking ventrianal shield (Jv 1, Jv 4, Jv 5, Zv 3 and Zv 5). Measurements of setae: st 1 16 (15–17), st 2 17 (17–18), st 3 18 (16–19), st 4 9 (9–10), st 5 16 (16–17); Jv 1 14 (12– 15), Jv 3 14 (12–15), Jv 4 12 (10–15) Jv 5 15 (14–16), Zv 2 12 (11–13), Zv 3 12 (11–13), Zv 4 10 (10–11), Zv 5 10 (10– 11); para-anal 21 (20–24), post-anal 16 (16–17). Peritreme and peritrematic plate. Peritreme broad and elongate, extending anteriorly to the level of j 1; anterior region dorsally visible, posteriorly beyond behind stigma and curved inward behind coxa IV. Exopodal plate fragmented, represented by a subtriangular platelet between coxae I–II and II–III, and fused to peritrematic plate posteriad of stigma. Peritrematic plate fused with dorsal shield anterior to r 2, posteriorly behind coxa IV; with a pair of distinguishable lyrifissures and a pair of pores behind the stigma (Figs 5, 6). Spermathecal apparatus. Not distinguishable. Legs. All legs with pretarsi and claws. Median section of pulvilli of legs II–IV as well as paradactyli of these legs acuminate (Fig. 8). Lengths: I: 316 (310–330), II: 230 (228–235); III: 213 (210–220); IV: 260 (255–265); tarsus I: 103 (102–105), tibiae I: 137 (42–50). Chaetotaxy/setation – coxae: I: 0, 0/1, 0/1, 0; II: 0, 0/1, 0/1, 0; III: 0, 0/1, 0/1, 0; IV: 0, 0/1, 0/0, 0; trochanters: I: 1, 0/1,1/2, 1; II: 1, 0/1, 1/2, 0; III: 1, 1/2, 0/1, 0; IV: 1, 1/1, 0/2, 0; femora: I: 2, 3/1, 2/2, 1; II: 2, 3/1, 2/1, 1; III: 1, 2/1, 1/0, 1: IV: 1, 2/1, 1/0, 1; genua: I: 2, 3/2, 2/1, 2; II: 2, 3/1, 2/0, 2; III: 2, 2/1, 2/0, 1; IV: 2, 2/1, 3/0, 1; tibia: I: 2, 3/2, 2/1, 2; II: 2, 1/1, 2/1, 2; III: 2, 1/1, 2/1, 1; IV: 2, 1/1, 3/1, 2; tarsi I: not counted, II: 18; III: 18; IV: 18. All legs with smooth setae; tarsi of legs II–IV, but not other segments, with some setae much longer than others (Fig. 9). Adult male (Figs 10–13) (One specimen measured). Gnathosoma. Antiaxial and dorsal lyrifissures as well as dorsal seta distinct; fixed cheliceral digits 30 long, with one tooth in addition to apical tooth and the base of the pilus dentilis (actual pilus dentilis not visible), movable cheliceral digit 30 long with one tooth in addition to apical tooth (Fig. 10); spermatodactyl 27 long, almost straight; palp chaetotaxy, deutosternal region and position of hypostomal setae as in adult female. Anterior region of epistome with three extensions, each with 2–3 distal points, the median slightly longer than others (Fig. 11). Measurements of setae: h 1 32, h 2 17, h 3 13, pc 18; shape of setae as in adult female. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 12). Idiosoma 210 long and 164 wide at widest point. Dorsal shield similar to that of adult female; however, opisthonotal region with 15 pairs of setae (J 4 absent and R 1 present in the shield). Measurements of setae: j 1 12, j 2 12, j 3 16, j 4 18, j 5 17, j 6 16, J 1 13, J 2 13, J 3 15, J 5 5, z 1 6, z 2 15, z 3 14, z 4 16, z 5 12, z 6 15, Z 1 15, Z 2 13, Z 3 13, Z 4 13, Z 5 21, s 1 12, s 2 12, s 3 13, s 4 13, s 5 12, s 6 13, S 1 17, S 2 15, S 3 18, S 4 18, S 5 20, r 2 10, r 3 14, r 4 15, r 5 15, R 1 13; shape of setae as in adult female. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 13). Base of tritosternum 14 long and 10 wide proximally; laciniae 80, separated for about 40% of their total length, pilose along separated section. Pre-sternal area smooth. Sternogenital shield lightly striate laterally, smooth elsewhere; 95 long at mid-line and 52 wide between setae st 1 and st 2, posterior margin slightly concave; with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures (without st 4). Ventrianal shield reticulated over most of its surface, fused with the peritrematic plate, 82 long at mid-line and 110 wide at widest point; with two pairs of setae (Jv 2 and Jv 3) in addition to circumanal setae, one pair of distinguishable lyrifissures and one pair of pores. Post-anal seta slightly shorter than para-anal seta, the latter inserted at level of mid-length of anal opening. Metapodal plates absent, with two pairs of opisthogastric setae (Jv 5 and Zv 5) flanking ventrianal shield. Measurements of setae: st 1 13, st 2 14, st 3 14, st 5 12, Jv2 11, Jv 3 11, Jv 5 12, Zv 5 12, para-anal 16, post-anal 10; shape of setae as in adult female. Peritreme and peritrematic plates. Peritreme broad, not visible dorsally, but otherwise similar to that of female. Peritrematic and exopodal plates similar to adult female (Fig. 13). Legs. Lengths: I: 279; II: 290; III: 178; IV: 185. Numbers of setae of leg segments and shape of setae as in adult female. All legs with pretarsi, similar to those of adult female. Etymology. This species is named in memory of Luiz Gonzaga, one of the most famous Brazilian artists, born near the type locality of this species. Remarks. The positions of some of the leg setae in this species are unusual in comparison with what has been reported for other free-living Mesostigmata (Evans, 1963), as follows: av 2, pv 2 and md of leg II and pv 2 and md of leg III more basal. Given the uniqueness of the insertions of setae of tarsus IV anteriad of mv, names of those setae were not assigned in the illustration. Two characteristics of this species are more typical of Platyseius, namely the smooth dorsal shield (in Cheiroseius, only reported in Cheiroseius greeneae (De Leon, 1964), as “practically” smooth) and the presence of only nine setae on tibia II (not mentioned for any Cheiroseius species). However, several other characteristics of this new species are typical of Cheiroseius, such as the presence of five pairs of J setae, st 1 about as long as st 3, distance between fourth and fifth transverse row of deutosternal denticles about the same as distance between fifth and sixth rows, only 12 setae on genu and tibia I (found in some Cheiroseius), male with only two pairs of opisthogastric setae in addition to circumanal setae (minimum of five in Platyseius and three in Cheiroseius). Cheiroseius luizgonzagai resembles C. greeneae by the smooth dorsal shield, but the latter differs from the new species by several characteristics, including the much longer dorsal shield setae, presence of three pairs of opisthogastric setae on ventrianal shield in addition to the circumanal setae, absence of peritrematic extension behind stigma, with a pair of metapodal plates. The new species is also similar to Cheiroseius cyclanalis Ma, 2000, but females of the latter have dorsal shield at least partially ornamented, ventrianal shield smaller (width of the shield distinctly smaller than distance between inner margins of coxae IV) and roundish and with a pair of metapodal plates., Published as part of De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Two new species of Cheiroseius Berlese (Acari: Blattisociidae), with a key for identification of the species from Brazil, pp. 108-120 in Zootaxa 4324 (1) on pages 109-113, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/997091, {"references":["Evans, G. O. (1963) Observations on the chaetotaxy of the legs in the free-living Gamasina (Acari: Mesostigmata). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology, 10 (5), 277 - 303. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 20528","De Leon, D. (1964) Four new Sejus, a new Zerconopsis and a new Hyattella from the United States (Acarina: Blattisociidae). The Florida Entomologist, 47, 103 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 3493284"]}

Cheiroseius neophalangioides Mineiro, Lindquist & Moraes Cheiroseius neophalangioides Mineiro, Lindquist & Moraes, 2009: 4. Cheiroseius neophalangioides.���Moraes et al., 2016: 148. Specimens examined: Alagoas��� Arapiraca: litter/soil, October 12, 2011, 1 female; March 24, 2012, 1 female; August 28, 2012, 1 female; Olho D'��gua das Flores: litter/soil, November 23, 2012, 11 female. S��o Paulo ��� Canan��ia: litter/soil, January 18, 2000, 4 females and 13 males; Leme: litter, February 7, 2000, 1 female; Pariquera- A��u: litter, January 16, 2000, 1 female; Pariquera-A��u: litter/soil, October 1, 2000, 12 females and 9 males; Piracicaba: litter/soil, November 11, 2000, 4 males; S��o Pedro: litter/soil, February 16, 2000, 1 male. Previous records in Brazil: S��o Paulo State: from litter (Mineiro et al., 2009). This species was originally described from females collected from leaf litter in Canan��ia, S��o Paulo; specimen reported as C. phalangioides Evans & Hyatt by Mineiro & Moraes (2001) was re-identified as C. neophalangioides by Mineiro et al. (2009)., Published as part of De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Two new species of Cheiroseius Berlese (Acari: Blattisociidae), with a key for identification of the species from Brazil, pp. 108-120 in Zootaxa 4324 (1) on page 114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/997091, {"references":["Lindquist, E. E., Krantz, G. W. & Walter, D. E. (2009) Order Mesostigmata. In: Krantz, G. W. & Walter, D. E. (Eds.), A Manual of Acarology. 3 rd Editio n. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, Texas, pp. 124 - 232.","Mineiro, J. L. de C., Lindquist, E. E. & Moraes, G. J. (2009) Edaphic ascid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ascidae) from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, with description of five new species. Zootaxa, 2024, 1 - 32.","Mineiro, J. L. de C., Moraes, G. J. (2001) Sistematics morphology and physiology, Gamasida (Arachnida: Acari) edaficos de Piracicaba, Estado de Sao Paulo. Neotropical Entomology, 30, 379 - 385. https: // doi. org / 10.1590 / S 1519 - 566 X 2001000300007"]}

Cheiroseius ornatus (Evans & Hyatt) Sejus ornatus Evans & Hyatt, 1960: 88. Cheiroseius ornatus.��� Moraes et al., 2016: 149. Specimens examined: Minas Gerais��� Bom Repouso: litter, March 19, 2016, 4 females; July 8, 2015, 2 females; July 17, 2016, 2 females. Note: this is the first report of this species in Brazil. It was originally described from females collected in Argentina, from horse dung and decomposing vegetation., Published as part of De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Two new species of Cheiroseius Berlese (Acari: Blattisociidae), with a key for identification of the species from Brazil, pp. 108-120 in Zootaxa 4324 (1) on page 114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/997091, {"references":["Evans, G. O. & Hyatt, K. H. (1960) A revision of the Platyseiinae (Mesostigmata: Aceosejidae) based on material in the collections of the British Museum (Natural History). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), 6 (2), 27 - 101. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 26844"]}

Cheiroseius parvipulmonis Karg Cheiroseius parvipulmonis Karg, 1977: 296. Cheiroseius parvipulmonis.��� Moraes et al., 2016: 150. Specimens examined: Alagoas��� Teot��nio Vilela: litter/soil, November 23, 2011, 1 female. S��o Paulo��� Piracicaba: soil, October 21, 2014, 1 female. Note: this is the first report of this species in Brazil. It was originally described from females collected from Chile, on rocks in a wet place on lake bank., Published as part of De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Two new species of Cheiroseius Berlese (Acari: Blattisociidae), with a key for identification of the species from Brazil, pp. 108-120 in Zootaxa 4324 (1) on page 114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/997091, {"references":["Karg, W. (1977) Neue Arten der Raubmilbenfamilie Ascidae Oudemans, 1905 (Acarina, Parasitiformes) aus Chile. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 53 (2), 285 - 302. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 19770530206"]}

Key to the Cheiroseius species recorded from Brazil (based on females) 1. Peritreme extending posteriorly beyond stigma, curving inward behind coxa IV................................... 2 - Peritreme extending or not posteriorly beyond stigma, never curved behind coxa IV.................................5 2. Ventrianal shield with four pairs of opisthogastric setae in addition to circumanals; leg I at most 250 long............................................................................................ Cheiroseius brevipes Karg, 1977 - Ventrianal shield with 2–3 pairs of opisthogastric setae in addition to circumanals; leg I at least 330 long................3 3. Ventrianal shield with two pairs of opisthogastric setae in addition to circumanals; dorsal shield smooth; without metapodal platelets..................................................................... Cheiroseius luizgonzagai n. sp. - Ventrianal shield with three pairs of opisthogastric setae in addition to circumanals; dorsal shield ornamented; with a pair of metapodal platelets....................................................................................4 4. Dorsal shield ornamented with a network of ridges and depressions; leg I about 360 long...... Cheiroseius xerophilus n. sp. - Dorsal shield ornamented with minute punctuation; leg I about 800 long.... Cheiroseius tuberculatus (Evans & Hyatt, 1960) 5. Dorsal shield with lateral incisions (between setae S 2 and S 3); reticulate pattern of dorsal shield formed by lines of tubercles................................................................... Cheiroseius ornatus (Evans & Hyatt, 1960) – Dorsal shield without lateral incisions; ornamentation of dorsal shield not constituted by lines of tubercles...............6 6. Tarsus I without claws; most of dorsal setae dagger-like........................... Cheiroseius pugiunculus Karg, 2006 - Tarsus I with claws; most of dorsal setae aciculate............................................................7 7. Anteromedian extension of epistome distally truncate and with denticles, slightly longer than anterolateral extensions............................................................................. Cheiroseius parvipulmonis Karg, 1977 - Anteromedian extension of epistome tapering distally and/or much longer than anterolateral extensions.................8 8. Peritreme extending posteriorly beyond stigma by an extension distinctly longer than its width immediately anteriad of stigma.................................................................. Cheiroseius tennesseensis (De Leon, 1964) - Peritreme not extending posteriorly beyond stigma or extending by a very short extension............................................................................ Cheiroseius neophalangioides Mineiro, Lindquist & Moraes, 2009

Cheiroseius brevipes Karg Cheiroseius brevipes Karg, 1977: 295. Cheiroseius brevipes. ��� Moraes et al., 2016: 139. Specimens examined: Alagoas ��� Teot��nio Vilela: litter/soil, December 23, 2011, 3 females and 1 male; Teot��nio Vilela: litter/soil, August 4, 2012, 3 females. Note. This is the first report of this species in Brazil. The species was originally described from females collected in Chile, from a ground trap in a dry river bed., Published as part of De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Two new species of Cheiroseius Berlese (Acari: Blattisociidae), with a key for identification of the species from Brazil, pp. 108-120 in Zootaxa 4324 (1) on page 109, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/997091, {"references":["Karg, W. (1977) Neue Arten der Raubmilbenfamilie Ascidae Oudemans, 1905 (Acarina, Parasitiformes) aus Chile. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 53 (2), 285 - 302. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 19770530206"]}