A new species, Terminalichus simplex sp. nov., is described based on adult females, deutonymphs and protonymphs, collected on Terminalia catappa L. (Combretaceae) from Thailand. The relationship of Terminalichus with other brevipalpine genera is discussed and a key to species of Terminalichus, Tenuilichus, Amblypalpus, Colopalpus and Priscapalpus is provided.
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24 August 2017
A new species of Terminalichus (Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae) from Thailand, with a key to the known species
Elizeu B. Castro,
Ronald Ochoa,
Reinaldo J.F. Feres
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brevipalpine
Combretaceae
false spider mite
flat mite
taxonomy
Terminalia catappa
Terminalichus simplex