A newly available database of an important family of phytophagous mites: Tenuipalpidae Database

Author(s)

Castro, Elizeu B. ^[1] ; Mesa, Nora C. ^[2] ; Feres, Reinaldo J. F. ^[1] ; De Moraes, Gilberto J. ^[3] ; Ochoa, Ronald ^[4] ; Beard, Jennifer J. ^[5] ; Demite, Peterson R. ^[6]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Dept Zool & Bot, BR-15054000 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Nacl Colombia Sede Palmira UNAL, Fac Ciencias Agr, Palmira 273 - Colombia

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, ESALQ, Dept Entomol & Acarol, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

^[4] ARS, Systemat Entomol Lab, USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705 - USA

^[5] Queensland Museum QM, Biodivers & Geosci, South Brisbane, Qld 4101 - Australia

^[6] Univ Fed Mato Grosso UFMT, Inst Biociencias IB, Programa Posgrad Zool, BR-78060900 Cuiaba, MG - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4868, n. 4, p. 577-583, OCT 29 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

This paper announces a database on the taxonomy, distribution and host plants of mites of the family Tenuipalpidae Berlese (Acari: Tetranychoidea), available online at https://www.tenuipalpidae.ibilce.unesp.br/. In the Tenuipalpidae Database the recorded world distribution and range of host plants are provided for each tenuipalpid species, including synonyms, with a list of all relevant publications. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/01193-5 - Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies of Tenuipalpus sensu stricto (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), including the updating of the world family catalogue
• Grantee: Elizeu Barbosa de Castro
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral