A new species of Agistemus Summers (Acari: Stigmaeidae), and key to all known species from Peru

A new species of the family Stigmaeidae, the genus Agistemus group terminalis, namely: A. peruvianus n. sp., inhabiting foliage of a native forest tree called algarrobo, Neltuma piurensis (Fabaceae), from Piura, north-western Peru, is described and illustrated based on females, males, and deutonymph...

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Autores: Escobar-Garcia, Hector Alonso [UNESP], Júnior De Andrade, Daniel [UNESP], Matioli, André Luis, Rojas-Espinoza, Francisco Jose, Ueckermann, Edward A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/301662
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/s8la-ulzi
https://hdl.handle.net/11449/301662
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:forest
predatory mites
Prostigmata
taxonomy
Trombidiformes
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Sumario:A new species of the family Stigmaeidae, the genus Agistemus group terminalis, namely: A. peruvianus n. sp., inhabiting foliage of a native forest tree called algarrobo, Neltuma piurensis (Fabaceae), from Piura, north-western Peru, is described and illustrated based on females, males, and deutonymphs. The mites were found during spring, summer, and autumn, but more frequently observed autumn (March to June). A key to the Peru species of the genus Agistemus is provided.