New species and new records of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Saudi Arabia
A new species of the genus Neoseiulus Hughes (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae), belonging to the paspalivorus species group, N. arabicus sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on females. Two species are reported as new to the mite fauna of Saudi Arabia-Kuzinellus blairi (McMurtry & Moraes) and Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) transvaalensis (Nesbitt). A key to the species in the transvaalensis species group of Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) is also provided.
Authors
- Fahad Jaber Alatawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6824-2650)
- Jawwad Hassan Mirza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1726-4331)
- Muhammad Kamran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6084-203X)
Institutions
- King Saud University (SA)
- Riyadh Elm University (SA)
- Agriculture and Food (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5496.4.6
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00