Diversity of edaphic rhodacaroid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Rhodacaroidea) in natural ecosystems in the State of São Paulo, Brazil;Diversidade de ácaros edáficos rhodacaroidea (Acari: Mesostigmata) em ecossistemas naturais no Estado de São Paulo

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 547-555

  Silva, Edmilson S ^a   de Moraes, Gilberto J ^a   Krantz, Gerard W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Edaphic mite; Litter; Soil; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ASTROCARYUM; ATTALEA; BACTRIS; DIGAMASELLIDAE; EUTERPE EDULIS; MESOSTIGMATA; OLOGAMASIDAE; RHODACARELLUS; SYAGRUS ROMANZOFFIANA;

EID: 34248324967     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2004000500002     Document Type: Article

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