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Research Project: Systematics of Acari and Hemiptera: Plant Pests, Predators, and Disease Vectors

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: First record of Aegyptobia Sayed (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from South America: a new species and redescription of A. pennatulae Baker & Tuttle from Peru

Author
item ESCOBAR-GARCIA, HECTOR - Universidad Nacional De Piura
item ANDRADE, DANIEL JUNIOR D - Sao Paulo State University (UNESP)
item CASTRO, E. - Sao Paulo State University (UNESP)
item BEARD, J. - University Of Maryland
item Ochoa, Ronald

Submitted to: Systematic and Applied Acarology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/14/2024
Publication Date: 11/29/2024
Citation: Escobar-Garcia, H.A., Andrade, D.E., Castro, E.B., Beard, J.J., Ochoa, R. 2024. First record of Aegyptobia Sayed (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from South America: a new species and redescription of A. pennatulae Baker & Tuttle from Peru. Systematic and Applied Acarology. 29(11):1553-1570. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.29.11.8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.29.11.8

Interpretive Summary: The flat mite family has more than 1105 species, categorized into 41 genera, all of them are plant feeders. Several genera are of economic importance as they are considered pests on several significant fruit tree crops and ornamental plants worldwide. In this study two new species from Peru are described, illustrated, and compared with other morphologically similar species. These two species are important to understanding of the South American mite fauna associated with forestry. The information will be used by scientists, botanists, ecologists, and plant inspectors.

Technical Abstract: Two new species of Neotropical Tenuipalpidae belonging to the genus Aegyptobia group tragardhi are illustrated and described. Aegyptobia algarrobus sp. nov. is described from females, deutonymphs and a protonymph, and Aegyptobia peruensis sp. nov. from females only. All were collected from the branches of a native forest tree, Neltuma piurensis (Fabaceae), from Department of Piura in north-western Peru. The two new Tenuipalpid mites were observed during summer and autumn. The species A. algarrobus sp. nov., was the most predominant species during this study. The species Aegyptobia peruensis sp. nov. is likely an accidental host association.