Description of two new species of Endopodoseius Abo-Shnaf & Moraes (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) from Brazil and a key for the species of the genus
Two new species of Endopodoseius (Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae), Endopodoseius xerophilus Barros & Castilho sp. nov. and Endopodoseius hydrophilus Gonzlez-Cano & Castilho sp. nov., are described based on the morphology of adult females collected from soil/litter in two Brazilian ecosystems (respectively the Caatinga and the Amazon Forest ecosystems). This work results from an effort to understand the diversity of soil mites in Brazil. With this publication, the total number of Endopodoseius species reported worldwide increases to five, of which four from Brazil and one from Egypt. A dichotomous key for separating of the species of the genus is provided.
Authors
- Lina Marcela Gonzalez Cano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5641-5828)
- Raphael C. Castilho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1114-8137)
- Ávyla Régia de Albuquerque Barros
Institutions
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia (CO)
- Universidad Incca de Colombia (CO)
- Methodist University of Piracicaba (BR)
- Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5706.1.3
- Primary Topic
- Study of Mite Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00