A new genus of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Wettinidae) from bromeliad phytotelmata in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest

Vladimir Pešić; Gustavo Cauê de Oliveira Piccoli; Marcel Santos de Araújo; José Marcos Rezende

doi:10.3897/zookeys.516.10179

A new genus of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Wettinidae) from bromeliad phytotelmata in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest

Zookeys. 2015 Aug 6:(516):27-33. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.516.10179. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Vladimir Pešić¹, Gustavo Cauê de Oliveira Piccoli², Marcel Santos de Araújo², José Marcos Rezende²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b.b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro.
² Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, São Paulo State University, São José do Rio Preto, SP, 15054-000, Brazil.

Abstract

Adults of Bromeliacaruscardoso gen. n., sp. n. are described from phytotelmata of Quesneliaarvensis (Vellozo) Mez. (Bromeliaceae) in the subtropical area of the Atlantic rainforest, São Paulo State, Brazil. The new genus Bromeliacarus is proposed and diagnosed, based primarily on the autapomorphic presence of 7-9 pairs of acetabula flanking the gonopore. A possible relationship between Bromeliacarus and other Wettinidae are discussed.

Keywords: Brazil; Water mite; new genus; taxonomy.