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Issue: Vol. 2452 No. 1: 12 May. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-05-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2452.1.3
Page range: 31–43
Abstract views: 56
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A new species of Gamasiphis (Acari: Ologamasidae) from Brazil, with a key to species from the Neotropical Region

Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Acari Mesostigmata Rhodacaroidea edaphic mite litter taxonomy

Abstract

Gamasiphis paulista n. sp. is described based on specimens representing all postembryonic stages, collected from litter and soil in Piracicaba, State of São Paulo. This is the first species of Gamasiphis described from Brazil. A key is provided for the separation of species of this genus known from the Neotropical Region.

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