First record of Aegyptobia Sayed (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from South America: a new species and redescription of A. pennatulae Baker & Tuttle from Peru
The genus Aegyptobia is recorded from South America for the first time, with the description of a new species collected from the branches of a native forest tree, Neltuma piurensis (Fabaceae), from Department of Piura in north-western Peru. The species A. pennatulae Baker & Tuttle was also collected from the same host, and is redescribed based on the types and new material. Observations during summer and autumn revealed A. pennatulae as the predominant species, and that N. piurensis is likely an accidental host for A. peruensis sp. nov.
Authors
- Daniel Júnior de Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0054-879X)
- R. Ochoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1680-3601)
- Aline D. Tassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8622-5977)
- Hector Alonso Escobar‐Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5003-2268)
- Jennifer J. Beard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0734-1011)
- Elizeu B. Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8056-6893)
Institutions
- Florida Department of Education (US)
- Agricultural Research Service (US)
- United States Department of Agriculture (US)
- Allegheny Intermediate Unit (US)
- Queensland Museum (AU)
- University of Florida (US)
- Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (US)
- Universidad Nacional de Piura (PE)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Systematic and Applied Acarology
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.29.11.8
- Primary Topic
- Study of Mite Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Smithsonian Institution
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- National Museum of Natural History