Abstract
Eotetranychus tremae De Leon, 1957 is reported for the second time from Brazil; additional descriptive characters and figures are given.
Tetranychidae; Eotetranychus; plant mites; spider mites; taxonomy
Eotetranychus tremae De Leon: additional descriptions and illustrations (Acari, Tetranychidae)
Carlos H.W. Flechtmann
Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, ESALQ. Caixa Postal 9,13418-900 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil. Researcher of the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq)
ABSTRACT
Eotetranychus tremae De Leon, 1957 is reported for the second time from Brazil; additional descriptive characters and figures are given.
Key words: Tetranychidae, Eotetranychus, plant mites, spider mites, taxonomy
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I thank Prof. Dr. Vinicius Castro Souza, Department of Botany, University of São Paulo - ESALQ, for the identification of the Brazilian host plant.
Recebido em 19.XII.1995; aceito em 04.VIII.1996.
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Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
23 July 2009 -
Date of issue
1996
History
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Received
19 July 1995 -
Accepted
04 Aug 1996