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Description of a new species of spider mite of the genus Tetranychus Dufour (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Peru

Hector Alonso Escobar‐Garcia, Daniel Júnior de Andrade, Jennifer J. Beard, Ronald Ochoa

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A new species of spider mite, Tetranychus algarrobus n. sp., is described and illustrated from Peru. It was found damaging the foliage of the native forest tree Neltuma piurensis (Fabaceae) in Piura, northwestern Peru.

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A new species of spider mite, Tetranychus algarrobus n. sp., is described and illustrated from Peru. It was found damaging the foliage of the native forest tree Neltuma piurensis (Fabaceae) in Piura, northwestern Peru.

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A new species of spider mite, Tetranychus algarrobus n. sp., is described and illustrated from Peru. It was found damaging the foliage of the native forest tree Neltuma piurensis (Fabaceae) in Piura, northwestern Peru.

Key concepts: Acari, Spider mite, Biology, Tetranychus, Spider, Acariformes, Tenuipalpidae, Fabaceae

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