Two new species of Brazilian Johnstonianidae (Trombidiformes: Parasitengona)

Two new species, Newellia xakriaba sp. nov. and Centrotrombidium krenak sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Parasitengona: Johnstonianidae) from Brazilian caves, are described based on vouchering material for which sequences from multiple genes are available. This article expands the geographical range of the genus Newellia Andre, 1962 known previously only from Angola.

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Two new species, Newellia xakriaba sp. nov. and Centrotrombidium krenak sp. nov., are described in this article. The identification is based on vouchering material with sequences from multiple genes. The geographical range of the genus Newellia Andre, 1962 is expanded beyond Angola.