Mite (Arthropoda, Acari) associates of palms (Arecaceae) in Brazil I: present status and new records

Mite (Arthropoda, Acari) associates of palms (Arecaceae) in Brazil I. Present status and new records

Dalva L. Q. Santana^I; Carlos H. W. Flechtmann^II

^IEMBRAPA/CNPF, Caixa Postal 319, 83411-000 Colombo, Paraná, Brasil

^IIDepartamento de Zoologia, ESALQ, Universidade de São Paulo. 13418-900 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil. CNPq Researcher

ABSTRACT

This paper presents 72 new records and 10 records from literature on the distribuition of nine species of phytophagous mites and nine species of predatory mites from 13 species of palms in 13 Brazilian States.

Key words: Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, phytophagous mites.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. We are indebted to Dr. Gilberto J. de Moraes for the identification of the Phytoseiid mites and for his valuable suggestions in preparing the ms.

Recebido em 08.VIII.1997; aceito em 03.XI.1998.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  06 July 2009
• Date of issue
  Dec 1998

History

• Accepted
  03 Nov 1998
• Received
  08 Aug 1997