Levantamento e observações naturalísticas da acarofauna (Acari, Arachnida) de seringueiras cultivadas (Hevea spp., Euphorbiaceae) no Brasil

This paper reports twenty eight acarine species belonging to twenty four genera in eleven families, associated with rubber trees, Hevea spp. (Euphorbiaceae), from Brazil. A key to the genera and species is included

Ocorrência de diapausa em Tenuipalponychus tabebuiae Aguilar, Flechtmann & Ochoa (Acari, Tetranychidae) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

This paper reports the occurrence of diapause in Tenuipalponychus tabebuiae Aguilar, Flechtmann & Ochoa, 1991, for the first time in tropical region, and describes the morphological differences between the diapausing and no-diapausing females

Ácaros (Acari, Arachnida) associados a euforbiáceas nativas em áreas de cultivo de seringueiras (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg., Euphorbiaceae) na região noroeste do estado de São Paulo, Brasil

This paper reports twenty mite species belonging to eighteen genera in nine families, associated with three species of euphorbiaceous weed species: Chamaesyce hirta (Linnaeus) Millsp., Euphorbia heterophylla L. and Phyllanthus tenellus (Muell. Arg.) Roxb., in three different monoculture areas of Hevea brasiliensis. The largest richness of mite species was observed on C. hirta, with nine species. The most abundant species were Pronematus sp. and Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks, 1904), collected on C. hirta and E. heterophylla.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP