Ochoanemus dux gen. nov., sp. nov. (Tarsonemidae: Tarsoneminae) is described from adult males and females collected on leaves of Psidium cattleyanum Sabine (Myrtaceae) from the Atlantic Forest in coastal area of São Paulo State, Brazil. Measurements and illustrations of both sexes are provided. This species is unusual in the shape of dorsal setae d (on males and females), sc1 (males) and v1 (females) which are club-shaped and serrate.
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15 February 2016
A new genus and new species of Tarsonemidae (Acari: Heterostigmata) from the Brazilian rainforests
Antonio C. Lofego,
Thafarel Pitton,
José M. Rezende
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 21 • No. 3
March 2016
Vol. 21 • No. 3
March 2016
Acari
mites
Phytonemus
Tarsonemoidea
Tarsonemus
taxonomy