Abstract
A survey of tarsonemid mites associated with plants of the family Myrtaceae was conducted in seven areas of the Atlantic Forest biome. Fourteen known species were registered; other 21 morphospecies was identified up to genus level. Additionally, a new species, Tarsonemus conduru Lofego & Cavalcante sp. nov. is described based on specimens collected in the Atlantic Forest of Bahia state.
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