A new species of Multidentorhodacarus (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaridae) from brazil, complementary description of Multidentorhodacarus squamosus Karg and a key to the world species of the genus

Emiliano B. De Azevedo; Renato A. Sarmento; Raphael C. Castilho

doi:10.11158/saa.24.2.13

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28 February 2019 A new species of Multidentorhodacarus (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaridae) from brazil, complementary description of Multidentorhodacarus squamosus Karg and a key to the world species of the genus

Emiliano B. De Azevedo, Renato A. Sarmento, Raphael C. Castilho

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Systematic and Applied Acarology, 24(2):324-336 (2019). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.24.2.13

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Multidentorhodacarus tocantinensis sp. nov. is described based on the morphology of adult females collected from litter and soil in the Cerrado biome of the State of Tocantins, north of Brazil. The holotype and paratypes of M. squamosus Karg, 2000 were examined, given that this species was also found in this study, and complementary morphological information about it is provided. A key for the separation of females of the 20 recognizable world species of Multidentorhodacarus Karg is provided.

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Emiliano B. De Azevedo, Renato A. Sarmento, and Raphael C. Castilho "A new species of Multidentorhodacarus (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaridae) from brazil, complementary description of Multidentorhodacarus squamosus Karg and a key to the world species of the genus," Systematic and Applied Acarology 24(2), 324-336, (28 February 2019). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.24.2.13

Received: 11 October 2018; Accepted: 4 February 2019; Published: 28 February 2019

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