A new species of Neoseiulus Hughes (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Sao Paulo State, Brazil

A.C. Lofego (1) , P.R. Demite (2) , A.C.C. Calvalcante (2)

1 Departamento de Zoologia e Botânica
2 IFGOIANO - Instituto Federal Goiano = Goiano Federal Institute

A new species Neoseiulus jeca n. sp. is decribed in this paper based on specimens collected on Cecropia sp. in the Atlantic Forest area of Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Neoseiulus jeca n. sp. is the third species included in the peruanus species group. This species group has been registered only in South America and Africa.

Mots clés: hotspot; diversity; Amblyseiinae; Atlantic Forest

Domaines: Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie; Zoologie des invertébrés

A.C. Lofego, P.R. Demite, A.C.C. Calvalcante. A new species of Neoseiulus Hughes (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Acarologia, 2016, 56 (1), pp.115 - 119. ⟨10.1051/acarologia/20162194⟩. ⟨hal-01547006⟩