A new species of Tenuipalpus sensu stricto (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Brazil, with ontogeny and a key to the known species

Castro, Elizeu B. [UNESP]Feres, Reinaldo J.F. [UNESP]Ochoa, RonaldBauchan, Gary R.2018-12-112018-12-112016-03-10Zootaxa, v. 4088, n. 3, p. 355-378, 2016.1175-53341175-5326http://hdl.handle.net/11449/173787The Cerrado is the second largest Brazilian biome, and is considered to be a hotspot due the great concentration of endemic species and high rate of deforestation. Surveys of the mite fauna present in this biome have revealed a great number of new species. In this paper, we describe Tenuipalpus spinosaurus sp. nov. (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), a new species of Tenuipalpus sensu stricto, from adult females, deutonymphs, protonymphs, larvae and eggs, collected on Terminalia argentea (Combretaceae), from the Cerrado in Brazil. Females of this new species bear a prominent longitudinal crest on the opisthosoma. The ontogenetic changes in the idiosoma and leg chaetotaxy of all stages are presented. A key to the world species of Tenuipalpus sensu stricto is provided.355-378engBiodiversityBody projectionsCerradoCrestFlat mitesLT-SEMSystematicTaxonomicTenuipalpus spinosaurusA new species of Tenuipalpus sensu stricto (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Brazil, with ontogeny and a key to the known speciesArtigo10.11646/zootaxa.4088.3.3Acesso restrito2-s2.0-849948758066752828899725815