Three new species of Euseius (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) from Tamil Nadu, India, with redescription of Euseius ovalis and key to the Indian species
Three new species of the genus Euseius Wainstein, 1962 (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) namely, Euseius aridophilus Karmakar & Biswas sp. nov., Euseius madrasi Karmakar & Biswas sp. nov. and Euseius tamilicus Karmakar & Biswas sp. nov. are described and Euseius ovalis (Evans, 1953) is redescribed based on specimens collected from scrub forest regions of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. A key to the 50 Indian species of Euseius is provided. Euseius aridophilus Karmakar & Biswas sp. nov. is one of the most abundant phytoseiid mite species in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu.
Authors
- Shubhadeep Biswas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4992-6480)
- Krishna Karmakar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5582-3560)
Institutions
- Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5570.2.3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Study of Mite Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03