A new genus and species of tarsonemid mite (Acari: Tarsonemidae) associated with a neotropical curculionid beetle (Coleoptera)

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 687-695

  De Moraes, G J ^a   Lindquist, E E ^a   Lofego, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; MITE; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

ACARI; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; TARSONEMIDAE;

EID: 0036422098     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IT01030     Document Type: Article

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