Two new species of the genus Ologamasus (Ologamasidae) from apple orchards in southern Brazil

Zootaxa. 2023 Nov 24;5375(4):495-514. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5375.4.3.

Abstract

This paper describes two new species of the genus Ologamasus (Acari: Ologamasidae), namely Ologamasus margaridae n. sp. and Ologamasus tuberculatus n. sp., based on females, males and nymphal stages collected in apple orchards (Malus domestica Borkh.) in southern Brazil. Ologamasus tuberculatus has a distinctive pair of large pores inserted on protuberances on the dorsal shield.

MeSH terms

  • Acari*
  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Female
  • Male
  • Malus*