A new species of stilt-legged mite of the genus Neophyllobius Berlese (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Brazil

Escobar-Garcia H.A.; de Andrade D.J.; Mohammad-Doustaresharaf M.; Ueckermann E.A. · Acarologia (2024) · DOI: 10.24349/x6a3-jlvy

Resumen

A new species of Neotropical Camerobiidae from Brazil, Neophyllobius (Neophyllobius) unespensis n. sp., is collected and described from the raceme-type inflorescences of a native South America forest tree, Cannonball tree, Couroupita guianensis Aubl. (Lecythidaceae), description based on females, a protonymph, and a larva. The new stilt-legged mite was found during two springs for two consecutive years, which coincides with the inflorescence period of this tree.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Piura