First record of the genus Flagellozetes (Acari, Oribatida, Galumnidae) from Brazil, with description of a new species

Ermilov, Sergey G.

doi:10.22073/pja.150409

First record of the genus Flagellozetes (Acari, Oribatida, Galumnidae) from Brazil, with description of a new species

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Sergey G. Ermilov

University of Tyumen, Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen, Russia

https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.150409

Abstract

The genus Flagellozetes (Oribatida, Galumnidae) is recorded for the first time from Brazil. A new species, F. (Cosmogalumna) tocantinsensis sp. nov., is described based on adults collected from litter in a flooded secondary tropical forest.

Keywords

Brazilian fauna

morphology

Neotropical region

oribatid mites

taxonomy

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