First record of Phyllocoptruta musae (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) in the Neotropics, in Hispaniola
oleh: Cristina A. Gómez-Moya, James W. Amrine Jr., Carlos H.W. Flechtmann, Dionicio Campos, Denise Navia, Pablo Suárez
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| Diterbitkan: | Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano" 2021-07-01 |
Deskripsi
The banana rust mite, Phyllocoptruta musae Keifer, is reported for the first time from the Neotropics, in the Dominican Republic. The current known distribution of this pest is provided. Comparisons are made to other Neotropical species of Phyllocoptruta genus, and descriptions with photos are provided of the injury to plants.