A new species and redescription of two species of Euseius Wainstein (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Cerrado biome areas in Brazil

ABSTRACT

A new species Euseius uai sp. n. Demite & Lofego is described from the Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Euseius errabundus De Leon is recorded for the first time in Brazil and E. unisetus Moraes & McMurtry is rediscovered. Both were collected in Goiás State, Brazil. A dichotomous key for the Brazilian Euseius species is presented.

KEYWORDS:

• Amblyseiinae
• Euseiini
• natural vegetation
• redescription
• rediscovery

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Gilberto José de Moraes (ESALQ-USP, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil) for the loan of the type of specimen E. unisetus. We thank Dr. Marcus V.V. Ramos (IF Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil) for the identification of the host plants. Financial support was provided by CNPq/FAPEG within the “Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Regional (DCR)” Program [Proc. no. 303016/2014-0]; M.A. Dias received a master’s fellowship from FAPEG [Proc. 2015 1026 7000 909]; A.C. Lofego received a research productivity fellowship from CNPq [Proc. no. 304562/2015-7].

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Funding

This work was supported by the CNPq/FAPEG within the “Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Regional (DCR)” Program; [303016/2014-0]; FAPEG; [2015 1026 7000 909]; CNPq; [304562/2015-7].