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Issue: Vol. 4039 No. 2: 5 Nov. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-11-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4039.2.6
Page range: 312–322
Abstract views: 25
PDF downloaded: 2

Orolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Melicharidae): description of two new species, redescription of Orolaelaps quisqualis and new characterisation of the genus 

Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, 13418–900, Piracicaba – SP, Brazil.
Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, 13418–900, Piracicaba – SP, Brazil.
Departamento de Fitossanidade, FCAV–UNESP, 14884–900 Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
Acari Ascoidea taxonomy fruits soil

Abstract

Until now, the genus Orolaelaps De Leon was known only from the USA. Two new species of this genus, namely Orolaelaps piracicabensis n. sp. and Orolaelaps tupiniquim n. sp., are described from specimens collected in the State of  São Paulo, Brazil. Orolaelaps quisqualis De Leon, the type species of the genus, is redescribed and an updated diagnosis of Orolaelaps is provided.