Further records of phytoseiid (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) species for Brazil

Marina F. C. Barbosa; Peterson R.  Demite; Antonio C.  Lofego; Geraldo J. N. de  Vasconcelos; Gilberto J. de Moraes

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec03048

Authors

Marina F. C. Barbosa Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7640-160X
Peterson R. Demite Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6376-5463
Antonio C. Lofego Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9854-1363
Geraldo J. N. de Vasconcelos Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Itacoatiara, AM http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2581-9931
Gilberto J. de Moraes Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5587-1781

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec03048

Keywords:

diversity, taxonomy, new records

Abstract

Phytoseiidae Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata) is a family of predatory mites found mostly on the aerial plant parts. Several phytoseiid species are commercialized as biological control agents. Even though Brazil is the fifth country with the highest number of valid species, knowledge about the phytoseiid fauna in different Brazilian states is highly variable. The objective of this paper is to report unpublished records of phytoseiids on different Brazilian states. The list includes 20 species belonging to 13 genera. New records are reported for 11 states; the largest number of new records is reported for Santa Catarina (7), followed by Paraná (4).

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