Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from the Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with complementary description of Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma

Authors

  • Ana Cristina Cerqueira Cavalcante Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia (ICET). Itacoatiara, AM, Brasil. Author http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1023-8579
  • Peterson Rodrigo Demite Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Instituto de Biociências (IB), Centro de Biodiversidade, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia (PPGZOO). Cuiabá, MT, Brasil. Author http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6376-5463
  • Antônio Carlos Lofego Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE), Departamento de Zoologia e Botânica. São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. Author http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3495-6858
  • Fabio Akashi Hernandes Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia (ECZ). Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. Author http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3504-2609

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.98

Keywords:

Coast, Island, Predator, Survey, Parasitiformes

Abstract

Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) have been largely used for the biological control of arthropod pests. However, information on the phytoseiid fauna associated with plants of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil is still scanty. Surveys were carried out in two areas of Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro State – Jaguanum island and Paraty. We report 11 species of seven genera from all three subfamilies. A complementary re-description is provided for Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma, 1973 and measurements are provided for ten other species.

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Cavalcante, A. C. C., Demite, P. R., Lofego, A. C., & Hernandes, F. A. (2021). Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from the Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with complementary description of Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma. Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 61, e20216198. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.98

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