Two new Galendromimus species (Acari, Phytoseiidae) from Brazil, with a world key and distributional notes on the tribe Galendromimini

By

Santos, Amanda Conceição Dos
Demite, Peterson R. (Peterson Rodrigo)
Nuvoloni, Felipe Micali
Lofego, Antonio Carlos

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-20

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1260

Pages

213--231

Subjects

Biodiversity , biogeographic , Morphology , predatory , systematics , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1260.170115

 

Abstract

<br> Two new species of<br> Galendromimus<br> Muma are described based on female and male specimens collected from native plants in the Atlantic Forest of Bahia State, northeastern Brazil: Galendromimus (Galendromimus) primulaporis Santos, Demite &amp; Lofego,<br> sp. nov.<br> and Galendromimus (Galendromimus) striatusornatus Santos, Demite &amp; Lofego,<br> sp. nov.<br> The tribe Galendromimini comprises predatory mites of ecological and agricultural importance. Although well studied in some regions, the diversity and distribution of Phytoseiidae in tropical areas remain incompletely known. Besides the species descriptions, we provide a global distribution summary and an updated identification key for all known Galendromimini species. These contributions improve taxonomic resolution and biogeographic knowledge, facilitating future ecological, evolutionary, and applied research.<br>