Description of a new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Brazil, with a key to the species of the Western Hemisphere

Author(s)

Duarte, Adriane Da Fonseca ; Rueda-Ramirez, Diana ; Da Cunha, Uemerson Silva ; Moreira, Grazielle Furtado

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 5133, n. 4, p. 10-pg., 2022-05-06.

Abstract

Laelaspis loeckii Duarte & Moreira sp. nov. is described based on the morphology of adult females and males collected from soil in a survey carried out in southern Brazil, in the temperate Pampa biome. This is the first species of this genus described from this country. A key to the species that have so far been reported from the Western Hemisphere is provided. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 21/05782-3 - Edaphic predatory mites from different biomes in Brazil and digital identification keys
• Grantee: Adriane da Fonseca Duarte
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• 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