Ueckermannseius eastafricae Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira, 2006
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https://doi.org/ 10.24349/acarologia/20214418 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BB8785-E041-6C18-7DF0-A4F3FA804D52 |
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Ueckermannseius eastafricae Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira |
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Ueckermannseius eastafricae Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira View in CoL
Ueckermannseius eastafricae Moraes et al. 2006: 30 View in CoL .
This species was described from Uganda and Kenya ( Moraes et al. 2006) and recovered only once in Kenya ( ElBanhawy et al. 2009). Its biology is totally unknown.
World distribution: Kenya, Uganda.
Specimens examined: two specimens (2 ♀♀) collected during this study. Pomoni, exit of the village (34 m aasl, 12°17 ′ 01 ″ S, 44°24 ′ 52 ″ E), 1 ♀ on Gliricidia sepium (Jacquin) , Kunth ex Walpers ( Fabaceae ) and 1 ♀ Hibiscus tiliaceus L. ( Malvaceae ), 30/XI/2018.
Remarks: morphological and morphometric characters of our specimens ( Table 4) fit well with those provided by Moraes et al. (2006) except smaller setae j4, j5, j6, R1, s4, S2, z2, z4, z5, SgeII, SgeIII and smaller dorsal and ventrianal shields and cheliceral digits.
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Ueckermannseius eastafricae Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira
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Ueckermannseius eastafricae
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