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Issue: Vol. 4299 No. 1: 26 Jul. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-07-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.1.5
Page range: 109–120
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Two new cunaxid mites (Acari: Cunaxidae) from Bahia state, Northeastern Brazil

Laboratório de Diversidade e Sistemática de Arachnida, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. 93022-000 São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Laboratório de Entomologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz. 45662-900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
Laboratório de Acarologia, Centro Universitário UNIVATES. 95900-000 Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Laboratório de Entomologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz. 45662-900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
Acari Cunaxoidinae Cunaxinae taxonomy Neotropical Region

Abstract

Two new cunaxid mite species, namely Scutopalus acaraje Rocha & Argolo n. sp. and Armascirus raulzito Rocha & Argolo n. sp., are described and illustrated from leaves of different plants of economic and ornamental importance of Bahia state, Northeastern Brazil. This is the first record of Scutopalus for that state.

 

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