New species of Daidalotarsonemus and Excelsotarsonemus (Acari, Tarsonemidae) from the Brazilian rainforest

José Marcos Rezende; Antonio Carlos Lofego; Ronald Ochoa; Gary Bauchan

doi:10.3897/zookeys.475.8827

New species of Daidalotarsonemus and Excelsotarsonemus (Acari, Tarsonemidae) from the Brazilian rainforest

Zookeys. 2015 Jan 22:(475):1-36. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.475.8827. eCollection 2015.

Authors

José Marcos Rezende¹, Antonio Carlos Lofego², Ronald Ochoa³, Gary Bauchan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, São Paulo State University, São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil.
² Departamento de Zoologia e Botânica, São Paulo State University, São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil.
³ Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
⁴ Electron and Confocal Microscopy Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.

Abstract

Three new species of Tarsonemidae, Daidalotarsonemusoliveirai Rezende, Lofego & Ochoa, sp. n., Excelsotarsonemuscaravelis Rezende, Lofego & Ochoa, sp. n. and Excelsotarsonemustupi Rezende, Lofego & Ochoa, sp. n. are described and illustrated. Measurements for these species are provided, as well as drawings, phase contrast (PC), differential interference contrast (DIC) and low temperature scanning electron microscopy (LT-SEM) micrographs. Some characters, which have not been used or clearly understood, are described herein. Biological, ecological and agricultural aspects about the role of these species in the rainforest and its surrounding environment are briefly discussed.

Keywords: Atlantic Forest; LT-SEM; Tarsonemoidea; Trombidiformes; canopy; faunistics; systematics.