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Neoparaphytoseius caatinga
Issue: Vol. 4985 No. 2: 14 Jun. 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-06-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.2.6
Page range: 235–244
Abstract views: 639
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A new species of Neoparaphytoseius (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) from Brazil, with a review of the genus

Program in Plant Protection (PPGPP), CECA-UFAL, 57100-000, Rio Largo-AL, Brazil.
Program in Plant Protection (PPGPP), CECA-UFAL, 57100-000, Rio Largo-AL, Brazil
National University of Cañete, Professional School of Agronomy, Lima, Peru.
CNPQ researcher, Deptartment of Entomology e Acarology, ESALQ, Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Predatory mite, taxonomy, biological control Acari

Abstract

Neoparaphytoseius Chant & McMurtry is a genus in the family Phytoseiidae, subfamily Amblyseiinae. The genus includes only two known species from Brazil and Peru, and the third is described here. Neoparaphytoseius caatinga n. sp. is described from the Caatinga biome of Alagoas State, where it was found on Croton blanchetianus Baill (Euphorbiaceae). The new species is compared with the closely related species, Neoparaphytoseius charapa Jiménez, McMurtry & Moraes, and N. sooretamus (El-Banhawy). An identification key for the species of this genus is provided, based on the examination of the type specimens.

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