Abstract

A new species of the family Stigmaeidae, the genus Agistemus group terminalis, namely: A. peruvianus n. sp., inhabiting foliage of a native forest tree called algarrobo, Neltuma piurensis (Fabaceae), from Piura, north-western Peru, is described and illustrated based on females, males, and deutonymphs. The mites were found during spring, summer, and autumn, but more frequently observed autumn (March to June). A key to the Peru species of the genus Agistemus is provided.

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