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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2009) 14, 236–242.

A new species of Eriophyidae (Acari, Prostigmata) described from all motile stages using non-flattened and flattened specimens

CARLOS H. W. FLECHTMANN
CNPq-Brazil Researcher, Universidade de São Paulo, ESALQ, Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Caixa Postal, 9, 13418-900 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil. E-mail: chwflech@esalq.usp.br

Tetra indiciva sp. nov., from Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack. (Rutaceae), orange jasmine, from Brazil is described and figured, from females, males, nymphs and larvae. Considerations on morphological characters in relation to the confection of microscopic preparations and their strength in keys and descriptions are presented.

Key words: taxonomy, morphology, slide preparation

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