ABSTRACT
Arrenoseius lofegoi n. sp. (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) is described based on specimens collected from Saccharum officinarum L. (Poaceae), in Camamu municipality, Bahia state, Northeast Brazil. A world key for the identification of the species of the genus is presented.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank to Dr Raphael de Campos Castilho (Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” – USP), curator of Acarological Collection of Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, for providing access to the specimens. To Dr Gilberto José de Moraes (Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” – USP), for his valuable help during the identification and description of this new species.
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