A new species of Gamasellodes Athias-Henriot (Mesostigmata: Ascidae) from Brazil and a key to the world species of the genus

Author(s)

de Castro, Matheus C. ^[1] ; Barros, Avyla R. A. ^{[1, 2]} ; de Azevedo, Emiliano B. ^{[1, 2]} ; Britto, Erika P. J. ^[3] ; Castilho, Raphael C. ^{[1, 2]} ; de Moraes, Gilberto J. ^[4]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

^[2] de Moraes, Gilberto J., Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz ESALQ, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.de Castro, Matheus C., Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Mato Grosso, BR-78557267 Sinop, Mato Grosso - Brazil

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz ESALQ, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4801, n. 2, p. 291-300, JUN 18 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Gamasellodes lavafesii Castro, Azevedo \& Castilho sp. nov. is described based on the morphology of adult females collected from litter and soil in a transition region between Cerrado and Amazon Rainforest of Mato Grosso state and in the Caatinga biome of Alagoas state, respectively in midwestern and northeastern Brazil. A key for the separation of females of the 26 recognisable world species of Gamasellodes is provided. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/14478-3 - Effect of agricultural crops on the diversity of Mesostigmata predator mites and prospecting for use in biological control
• Grantee: Emiliano Brandão de Azevedo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 17/12004-1 - Edaphic mites: diversity, relationship with the microbiota and ecology in natural and cultivated areas in Brazil, with the preparation of databases and keys to identify selected groups
• Grantee: Raphael de Campos Castilho
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants