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Phytoseiidae mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in pastures from Goiás state, Brazil

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  • 1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal Goiás (UFG), 74690-900, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. & TEIA - Laboratório de Taxonomia, Ecologia e Interações de Aracnídeos, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, UFG, Campus II, 74690-900, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
  • 2. Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Roraima, Campus Bonfim, Bonfim, Roraima, Brazil.

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FalchiK, Vanessa L., RibeiroK, Lana Letícia C., DemiteK, Peterson R., DaudK, Rodrigo D. (2025): Phytoseiidae mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in pastures from Goiás state, Brazil. Acarologia 65 (4): 1158-1172, DOI: 10.24349/dxmj-hesj, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/dxmj-hesj

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