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Biological Cycle of Lorryia formosa (Acari, Tydeidae) on Rubber Tree Leaves: A Case of Thelytoky

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Lorryia formosa Cooreman has been collected on many different host plants around the world. The biological cycle of this species was studied at 28 °C with mites collected from a rubber tree crop. The life table was constructed based on sixty individuals. The average lifetime was 37.43 ± 20.23 (SE) days, and the rm was 0.08. The sex ratio was totally female biased, and unfertilized eggs developed into females. This is the first record of thelytoky in Tydeoidea proved by rearing.

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  1. Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil

    Fábio Akashi Hernandes

  2. Departamento Zoologia e Botânica, Universidade Estadual Paulista /UNESP, rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, Jardim Nazareth, 15054-000, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil

    Reinaldo José Fazzio Feres

  3. Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, UNESP – Rio Claro, Laboratório de Ecologia Animal, UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil

    Fausto Nomura

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Hernandes, F.A., Feres, R.J.F. & Nomura, F. Biological Cycle of Lorryia formosa (Acari, Tydeidae) on Rubber Tree Leaves: A Case of Thelytoky. Exp Appl Acarol 38, 237–242 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-006-0014-2

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