Two new species of Tarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from Bahia, Brazil

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. 25, n. 6, p. 27-pg., 2020-06-01.

Abstract

The Tarsonemidae (Acari: Pro stigmata) exhibit a high diversity of feeding habits and morphological structures, which allow them to live in a diversity of habitats. Tarsonemus is the largest genus, with more than 280 described species belonging to three subgenera: Tarsonemus sensu stricto, Chaetotarsonemus and Schaarschmidtia. Eight species of the genus have been reported from Brazil. In addition, there are two new species, Tarsonemus cacao sp. nov. from Theobroma cacao L. (Malvaceae) branches, and Tarsonemus bahiensis sp. nov. from Passiflora foetida L. (Passifloraceae) and Etlingera elatior Jack (Zingiberaceae) leaves. Both new species were collected in a cabruca agroforest, a traditional cacao cultivation system in the southern coast region of Bahia state. The new Tarsonemidae are described and illustrated here. Pharyngeal and gnathosomal structures of the new species are compared to other Tarsonemus species. (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: 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
• 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