A new species of Phytoscutus Muma (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) from Amazonas state, Brazil, with redefinition of the sexpilis species group Chant & McMurtry and a key to the world species of the genus

Peterson R. Demite; Wilton P. Da Cruz; Ana Cristina C. Cavalcante

doi:10.11158/saa.24.8.13

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Peterson R. Demite,^1,* Wilton P. Da Cruz,² Ana Cristina C. Cavalcante¹

¹1Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia (ICET), Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), 69103–12
²2Departamento de Fitossanidade, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, 14884–900,

^*Corresponding author: e-mail: peterson_demite@yahoo.com.br

Abstract

A new species, Phytoscutus moraesi n. sp., is described based on specimens collected on Arecaceae plants, in Amazonas state, Brazil. Phytoscutus moraesi n. sp. is included in the sexpilis species group Chant & McMurtry, which is herein redefined to accommodate this new species. A key is provided for the world species of Phytoscutus.

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Peterson R. Demite, Wilton P. Da Cruz, and Ana Cristina C. Cavalcante "A new species of Phytoscutus Muma (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) from Amazonas state, Brazil, with redefinition of the sexpilis species group Chant & McMurtry and a key to the world species of the genus," Systematic and Applied Acarology 24(8), 1533-1540, (30 August 2019). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.24.8.13

Received: 4 May 2019; Accepted: 19 July 2019; Published: 30 August 2019

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