Mites associated with coffee plants (Coffea spp.) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Part I. Mesostigmata

Authors

  • Jeferson Luiz de Carvalho Mineiro Instituto Biológico, CEIB, Laboratório Entomologia Econômica
  • Adalton Raga Instituto Biológico, CEIB, Laboratório Entomologia Econômica
  • Mario Eidi Sato Instituto Biológico, CEIB, Laboratório Entomologia Econômica
  • Antonio Carlos Lofego Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Zoologia e Botânica

Keywords:

Acari, coffee, taxonomy

Abstract

The objective of this study was to carry out a survey of mite species belonging to the order Mesostigmata on Coffea spp. in different localities of the State of São Paulo. Samples of coffee (Coffea spp.) leaves and branches were collected in 27 municipalities of the State of São Paulo, in different periods of the year. All collected mites were mounted in Hoyer's medium on microscope slides. The identification of mites was at species level when possible. Thirty-nine mite species were identified, belonging to the families Ameroseiidae, Ascidae, Laelapidae, Macrochelidae, Parasitidae, Phytoseiidae and to a group for which the family is still not defined, Africoseius sp.
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Published

2009-03-01

How to Cite

Mineiro, J. L. de C., Raga, A., Sato, M. E., & Lofego, A. C. (2009). Mites associated with coffee plants (Coffea spp.) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Part I. Mesostigmata. Biota Neotropica, 9(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/492

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2009): v9n1

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