Abstract
The genus Ledermuelleriopsis Willmann, 1952 is recorded for the first time in South America. Ledermuelleriopsis verricula is redescribed based on material from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The authors thank Dr. Qing-Hai Fan (Auckland, New Zealand) for critical reviewing of the manuscript and information about some characters of Ledermuelleriopsis verricula.
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Khaustov, A.A., Tolstikov, A.V. First record of mite genus Ledermuelleriopsis (Acari: Stigmaeidae) in South America with redescription of L. verricula from Brazil. Biologia 70, 235–239 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2015-0027
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