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14 December 2017 Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) associated with Cerrado biome plants in Brazil, with description of a new species
Peterson Rodrigo Demite, Monique Andrade Dias, Ana Cristina Cerqueira Cavalcante, Marcus Vinícius Vieitas Ramos, Antonio Carlos Lofego
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Abstract

A survey of plants in 24 areas of the Cerrado biome in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais (Brazil) revealed a total of 34 species of phytoseiid mites belonging to 16 genera and three subfamilies of the Phytoseiidae. A new species, Neoseiulus goiano n. sp., is described and illustrated. Morphological information is provided for the species collected in this study.

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Peterson Rodrigo Demite, Monique Andrade Dias, Ana Cristina Cerqueira Cavalcante, Marcus Vinícius Vieitas Ramos, and Antonio Carlos Lofego "Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) associated with Cerrado biome plants in Brazil, with description of a new species," Systematic and Applied Acarology 22(12), 2141-2177, (14 December 2017). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.22.12.9
Received: 28 July 2017; Accepted: 19 September 2017; Published: 14 December 2017
KEYWORDS
biological control agents
ecosystem services
hotspots
natural environments
predators
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