title: A new species of Thyreophagus (Acari: Acaridae) from Brazil, with notes on species associated with stored food and human habitats and a key to species of this genus.
abstract: A new species Thyreophagus cracentiseta n. sp. is described morphologically based on adult females, adult homeomorphic and heteromorphic males collected from chicken feed in Brazil. The Thyreophagus species associated with stored food and human habitats are reviewed, and a key to separate species of this genus is provided.
authors.affiliation: Depto Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo,13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.; Email: marina.ferraz@usp.br.
authors.forename: Marina Ferraz De Camargo
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Barry M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Oconnor
authors.affiliation: Depto Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo,13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.; Email: marina.ferraz@usp.br.
authors.forename: Gilberto José De
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Moraes
mesh_terms: D040041:Acaridae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D000821:Animal Feed / Q000469:parasitology*; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size