title: Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Araucaria Forest of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with new records and descriptions of four new species.
abstract: This paper reports on the Phytoseiidae from an Araucaria forest in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, describing four new species, namely Transeius kroeffis n. sp., Typhlodromalus araucariae n. sp., Typhlodromips pompeui n. sp. and Typhlodromips salvadorii n. sp.. Iphiseiodes moraesi Ferla & Silva, Neoseiulus tunus (DeLeon), Typhlodromips japi Lofego, Demite & Feres, Typhlodromips pallinii Gonçalves, Silva & Ferla, Typhloseiopsis dorsoreticulatus Lofego, Demite & Feres are reported for the first time from this type of habitat in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Departamento Fitossanidade/FAEM/UFPel, Pelotas-RS, CP 354, 96010-900, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.; Email: dinartegoncalves@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dinarte
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: Departamento Fitossanidade/FAEM/UFPel, Pelotas-RS, CP 354, 96010-900, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.; Email: uscunha@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Uemerson Silva Da
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Acarologia, Museu de Ciências Naturais, UNIVATES - Centro Universitário, 95900-000 Lajeado, RS, Brazil.; Email: paulinhammb@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Paula Maria
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bampi
authors.affiliation: CNPq Researcher, Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, ESALQ-Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.; Email: moraesg@usp.br.
authors.forename: Gilberto José De
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.affiliation: CNPq Researcher, Laboratório de Acarologia, Museu de Ciências Naturais, UNIVATES - Centro Universitário, 95900-000 Lajeado, RS, Brazil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Noeli Juarez
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Ferla
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D065928:Forests; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size; D064028:Tracheophyta / Q000254:growth & development