Complementary description of podocinella misella (Berlese, 1913) (Acari: Podocinidae) and a key to world species of the genus

Abstract

Podocinidae Berlese is known in South America from only one species described from Brazil and several other locations on the continent. A complementary description of Podocinella misella (Berlese) is presented based on the morphology of adult females from litter collected in different parts of Brazil. Complementary characterization of the genus and a key to distinguish the five recognizable world Podocinella species are also presented.