Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae from Brazil.

Phytoseiidae is composed of essentially predatory mites most commonly found on the aerial plant parts. Presently, it is considered to contain about 2,650 valid species, divided into nearly 102 genera of three subfamilies: Amblyseiinae, Phytoseiinae and Typhlodrominae. Approximately 250 of those have been reported from Brazil.

Reinstatement of Metatarsonemus Attiah (Acari: Tarsonemidae), with description of a new species, redefinition of the genus and a key to the world species.

A new species, Metatarsonemus caissara Lofego Cavalcante sp. nov., is described based on females and males collected on Eugenia umbelliflora O.