Blattisocius (Acari, Blattisociidae) species from Brazil, with description of a new species, redescription of Blattisocius keegani and a key for the separation of the world species of the genus
Author
Britto, Erika P. J.
Author
Lopes, Paula C.
Author
De, Gilberto J.
text
Zootaxa
2012
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33
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.214695
53d52735-8cfa-424c-9b7c-31a0857168bb
1175-5326
214695
Blattisocius tarsalis
(Berlese)
Lasioseius
(
Lasioseius
)
tarsalis
Berlese, 1918
: 134
.
Typhlodromus tineivorus
Oudemans, 1929
: 34
. Synonymy by
Lindquist, 1964
: 187
.
Blattisocius triodons
Keegan, 1944
: 181
. Synonymy by
Lindquist, 1964
: 188
.
Lasioseius similis
Schweizer, 1949
: 49
. Synonymy by
Lindquist, 1964
: 188
.
Previous records in
Brazil
: Matão, State of São Paulo, on pineapple (
Reis & Paschoal, 1968
).
Specimens examined: five females collected from wheat bran in Lavras, State of Minas Gerais (
XII/1996
) by L.K. Figueira, R.C.R. Gonçalves and R. Pinto; six females collected from stored rice grains in Piracicaba, State of São Paulo (
VII and X/1995
) by A.L. Matioli; two females collected with eggs of
Sitotroga cerealella
(Gelechiidae)
on stored grains in Piracicaba (
21/VIII/1995
) by E.A. Magrini; one female associated with eggs of
Anticarsia
(Arctiidae)
from a lab colony maintained in Piracicaba (
28-IX-1995
) by A.L. Matioli; one female collected with eggs of
Anagasta kuehniella
(Pyralidae)
on stored grains in Piracicaba (
23/X/1995
) by E.B. Alves; one female collected with eggs of undetermined insect on stored grains in Piracicaba (
28/IX/1995
) by A.L. Matioli.