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First report of the Tuckerellidae mite Tuckerella elegans Rossi de Simons from Brazil

2025/04/01 by Iury Silva de Castro, Adria Oliveira De Azevedo, Naiara Antônia Nunes Vinhas +2 · 2 voices
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · Environmental Science · #Forest Insect Ecology and Management #High-Temperature Coating Behaviors #Study of Mite Species

paper · doi:10.24349/wpct-f8iy

openalex publication_date 2025/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

The family Tuckerellidae (Prostigmata: Tetranychoidea) includes 32 known species worldwide, with three of them reported in Brazil. Studies of the mite fauna associated with the native vegetation of the Pampa biome have revealed a great diversity of mites, including the discovery of new species and new records to Brazil. In this study, the species Tuckerella elegans is recorded for the first time in Brazil, from the Pampa biome, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Female and larva were collected on Baccharis articulata (Lam.) Pers. (Asteraceae). Additionally, a key to the species of Tuckerellidae recorded in the country is provided.

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