A new species of Amblyseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in the state of Bahia, Brazil

Authors

  • Poliane Sá Argolo Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, 45662-900, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil
  • Gilberto J. de Moraes Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
  • Anibal R. Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, 45662-900, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil

Keywords:

predatory mites, ornamental plants, tropical fruits, Amblyseiinae, taxonomy

Abstract

A new phytoseiid species, Amblyseius constrictus Argolo, Oliveira & Moraes sp. nov. (Acari: Phytoseiidae), is described and illustrated. The specimens were collected from tropical ornamentals, cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) K.Schum.; Malvales: Sterculiaceae) fruits and from other trees in shaded cacao plantations in the southern coast of the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil.

 

Resumen

Una nueva especie de fitoseido, Amblyseius constrictus Argolo, Oliveira & Moraes sp. nov. (Acari: Phytoseiidae), es descrita e ilustrada. Los especímenes fueran obtenidos de plantas ornamentales, frutos de cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) K.Schum.; Mal­vales: Sterculiaceae) y de otros árboles en plantaciones de cacao sombreado en la costa sur del estado de Bahia, noreste de Brasil.

 

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Vol. 98, No. 2 (June 2015)

Section

Research Papers

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