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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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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