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3 January 2017 Two new Brazilian Parasitengona larvae: Callidosoma (Acari, Erythraeidae) parasite of Lepidoptera and Durenia (Acari, Trombellidae) parasite of Culicidae (Diptera), with keys to the species
Samuel Geremias Dos Santos Costa, Hans Klompen, Emili Bortolon Dos Santos, Mario Arthur Favretto, Almir RogÉRio Pepato
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Abstract

Two new Brazilian Parasitengona belonging to the genera Callidosoma Womersley, 1936 and Durenia Vercammen-Grandjean, 1955 are described from larvae associated with, respectively, Lepidoptera and Culicidae. Updated keys for larvae of both genera and Scanning Electron Microscopy pictures of Callidosoma selmae sp. nov. are presented.

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Samuel Geremias Dos Santos Costa, Hans Klompen, Emili Bortolon Dos Santos, Mario Arthur Favretto, and Almir RogÉRio Pepato "Two new Brazilian Parasitengona larvae: Callidosoma (Acari, Erythraeidae) parasite of Lepidoptera and Durenia (Acari, Trombellidae) parasite of Culicidae (Diptera), with keys to the species," Systematic and Applied Acarology 22(1), 42-57, (3 January 2017). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.22.1.6
Received: 7 June 2016; Accepted: 1 October 2016; Published: 3 January 2017
KEYWORDS
Brazil
Culicidae
Lepidoptera
Neotropical Region
Parasitengona
species key
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