A new species of Agistemus Summers (Acari: Stigmaeidae), and key to all known species from Peru

Escobar-Garcia H.A.; Júnior De Andrade D.; Matioli A.L.; Rojas-Espinoza F.J.; Ueckermann E.A. · Acarologia (2023) · DOI: 10.24349/s8la-ulzi

Resumen

A new species of the family Stigmaeidae, the genus Agistemus group terminalis, namely: A. peruvianus n. sp., inhabiting foliage of a native forest tree called algarrobo, Neltuma piurensis (Fabaceae), from Piura, north-western Peru, is described and illustrated based on females, males, and deutonymphs. The mites were found during spring, summer, and autumn, but more frequently observed autumn (March to June). A key to the Peru species of the genus Agistemus is provided.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Piura