Two new flat mite species of Aegyptobia and Pentamerismus(Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Saudi Arabia

Authors

FAHAD JABER ALATAWI
MUHAMMAD KAMRAN

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1311-12

Abstract

Two flat mite genera, Aegyptobia Sayed and Pentamerismus McGregor (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), are reported for the first time from Saudi Arabia based on 2 new species, Aegyptobia arabica sp. nov. and Pentamerismus bahaensis sp. nov. Specimens of A. arabica and P. bahaensis were collected from Hammada sp. (Amaranthaceae) and Thuja occidentalis L. (Cupressaceae), respectively. In addition, Aegyptobia tragardhi Sayed is recorded from Saudi Arabia for the first time.

Keywords

False spider mites, Baha, Riyadh, Aegyptobia arabica, Pentamerismus bahaensis

First Page

244

Last Page

250

Recommended Citation

ALATAWI, FAHAD JABER and KAMRAN, MUHAMMAD (2015) "Two new flat mite species of Aegyptobia and Pentamerismus(Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Saudi Arabia," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 39: No. 2, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1311-12
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol39/iss2/5