Erythraeid mites (Prostigmata, Erythraeidae) from Saudi Arabia, description of three new species and a new record

Authors: Kamran, Muhammad Country: Saudi Arabia DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.445.7861 Published: Jan. 1, 2014 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Balaustium · Topics: Study of Mite Species, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Bird parasitology and diseases

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Three erythraeid genera Balaustium von Heyden, Charletonia Oudemans, and Erythraeus Latreille (Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) are reported for first time from Saudi Arabia based on three new larval species, B. yousifi sp. n., C. bahaensis sp. n., and E. (Erythraeus) uhadisp. n. and one new record Erythraeus (Zaracarus) lancifer Southcott. All the three new species are described and illustrated from larvae.

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