Incidence of tarsonemid mites on Cocos nucifera L. (Arecaceae) from Oman with description of a new species of Nasutitarsonemus Beer and Nucifora (Acari: Tarsonemidae)

dc.contributor.authorLofego, A. C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorHountondji, F. C. C.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Shanfari, A.
dc.contributor.authorde Moraes, G. J.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionMinist Agr Agr & Livestock Res Dhofar Reg
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T14:03:48Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T14:03:48Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.description.abstractCoconut is an important crop grown in the coastal plain of the Dhofar region, south-eastern Oman, on the edge of the Arabian Peninsula desert. It holds a particular place in the landscaping of the region and is also of great interest for the production of coconut drinking water. One of the main pests of coconut in this region is the coconut mite (Aceria guerreronis Keifer). In surveys conducted to understand the dynamics of that mite and its association with other arthropods, the incidence of tarsonemid mites was determined. Steneotarsonemus furcatus de Leon was the most commonly found tarsonemid on fruits as well as on growing tips of coconut seedlings, always at low levels. A few representatives of an undescribed tarsonemid species were also found. That new species is here described as Nasutitarsonemus omani Lofego and Moraes, sp. nov. A key to the species of this little-known genus is provided.en
dc.description.affiliationUNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool & Bot, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationMinist Agr Agr & Livestock Res Dhofar Reg, Salalah 211, Oman
dc.description.affiliationUSP, Dept Entomol & Acarol, ESALQ, BR-13418900 Piracicaba Spo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool & Bot, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipAgriculture and Fisheries Development Funds
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Agriculture of the Sultanate of Oman
dc.format.extent461-474
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.534192
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Natural History. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Ltd, v. 45, n. 7-8, p. 461-474, 2011.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00222933.2010.534192
dc.identifier.issn0022-2933
dc.identifier.lattes9710564840048422
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/22438
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000287022000004
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Natural History
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.875
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,419
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectAceria guerreronisen
dc.subjectcoconut miteen
dc.subjectNasutitarsonemus omanien
dc.subjectSteneotarsonemus furcatusen
dc.titleIncidence of tarsonemid mites on Cocos nucifera L. (Arecaceae) from Oman with description of a new species of Nasutitarsonemus Beer and Nucifora (Acari: Tarsonemidae)en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/permissions/reusingOwnWork.asp
dcterms.rightsHolderTaylor & Francis Ltd
unesp.author.lattes9710564840048422[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-3495-6858[1]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências Letras e Ciências Exatas, São José do Rio Pretopt

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