Denheyernaxoides americanus sp.nov. is described and illustrated from lichens and moss associated with bark of Ilex paraguariensis A. St. Hil. (Aquifoliaceae) in yerba-mate agroecosystem at Putinga municipality, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. This is the first species of this genus found in Americas. New records of cunaxids Neobonzia moraesi (Den Heyer & Castro, 2008), Neocunaxoides andrei (Baker & Hoffmann, 1948) and Pulaeus pectinatus (Ewing, 1909) from Rio Grande do Sul State are also provided. A key to world Denheyernaxoides species is included.
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13 May 2016
Across continents: first species of Denheyernaxoides (Acari: Cunaxidae) from Americas
Matheus Santos Rocha,
Tairis Da-Costa,
Gabriela Reis-Avila,
Noeli Juarez Ferla
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 21 • No. 5
May 2016
Vol. 21 • No. 5
May 2016
Denheyernaxoides americanus
Ilex paraguariensis
Lichens
moss
Rio Grande do Sul state