New species and records of Metatarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from Central and South Americas

Author(s)

Guimaraes Sousa, Andre Silva ; Rezende, Jose Marcos ; Lofego, Antonio Carlos ; Ochoa, Ronald ; Bauchan, Gary ; Gulbronson, Connor ; Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY; v. 27, n. 2, p. 18-pg., 2022-02-01.

Abstract

The family Tarsonemidae (Acari: Prostigmata) exhibits a high diversity of feeding habits and morphological structures, which allow them to be successful in many habitats. In Costa Rica, the Mesoamerican forest is a biome that includes all tropical and subtropical natural plant formations with high biodiversity. In Brazil, Theobroma cacao L. (Malvaceae) is cultivated under the canopies of larger trees, in a shaded plantation system called cabruca. Two new Metatarsonemus species are described from Brazilian cabruca agroforest. New records for the genus from Mesoamerica, Atlantic Forest and cabruca agroforest are presented. A key to the species of Metatarsonemus of the world is included. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/16779-5 - Study of Tarsoneminae mites (Acari: Tarsonemidae) deposited in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), and use of CLSM and LT-SEM techniques for new interpretation of morphological characters
• Grantee: José Marcos Rezende
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• FAPESP's process: 15/19867-0 - Investigating the phylogeny of Tarsoneminae CANESTRINI & Fanzago, 1877 (Acari: Tarsonemidae): use of electronic (LT-SEM) and confocal (CLSM) microscopies on the inclusion of new genera and reinterpretation of characters
• Grantee: José Marcos Rezende
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 19/09973-8 - Study of the Tarsonemidae mites (Acari: Prostigmata) deposited in the Adam Mickiewicz University Mite Collection, Poznan, Poland
• Grantee: José Marcos Rezende
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor