New records of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from bromeliad phytotelmata in Brazilian Atlantic rainforest, with description of one new species

Author(s)

Pesic, Vladimir ^[1] ; Zawal, Andrzej ^[2] ; De Oliveira Piccoli, Gustavo Caue ^[3] ; Goncalves, Ana Zangirolame ^[4]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Montenegro, Dept Biol, Podgorica 81000 - Montenegro

^[2] Univ Szczecin, Dept Invertebrate Zool & Limnol, Waska 13, PL-71415 Szczecin - Poland

^[3] Sao Paulo State Univ, Programa Posgrad Biol Anim, BR-15054000 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estadual Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Biol, Programa Posgrad Ecol, CP 6109, BR-13083970 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY; v. 21, n. 4, p. 537-544, APR 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 2

Abstract

New records of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from bromeliad phytotelmata in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest are presented. One species, Protolimnesia goldschmidti (Limnesiidae) is described as new for science. It differs from all other species of the genus by the sixth segment of fourth legs having two subterminal setae extending beyond tip of segment. A first description of the female, deutonymph and larva is given for Xystonotus phytotelmaticola Pesic, (C) 2015 (Mideopsidae). (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/10137-8 - Ants in bromeliads: cascading effects on arthropod diversity, nutrient cycling and ecophysiology of host plants
• Grantee: Ana Zangirólame Gonçalves
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate