New Records of Eriophyoid Mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) from Saudi Arabia
Titel:
New Records of Eriophyoid Mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) from Saudi Arabia
Auteur:
Fahad J. Al-Atawi Alaa M. Halawa
Verschenen in:
Pakistan journal of biological sciences
Paginering:
Jaargang 14 (2011) nr. 2 pagina's 112-117
Jaar:
2011
Inhoud:
A field study was conducted to investigate eriophyoid mites associated with some fruit trees in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The survey was carried out in four localities (El-Waseel, Al-Beer, Al-Haiyer and El-Deriya) and included seven species of fruit trees, namely olives (Olea europea), fig (Ficus carica), grapes (Vitis vinifera), apple (Malus domestica), citrus (Citrus spp.), pomegranate (Punica granatum) and pear (Pyrus communis). Seven new records of eriophyoid species (Aceria benghalensis Soliman and Abou-Awad, A. olivi Zaher and Abou-Awad, Caleptrimerus baileyi K., Colomerus oculivitis (Attiah), Oxycenus niloticus (Zaher and Abou-Awad), Rhynchaphytoptus ficifolia (Keifer) and Tegolophus hassani (Keifer)), belonging two families, Eriophyidae and Diptilomiopidae, were collected from four species of fruit crops covering four different production localities in Riyadh. An illustrated identification key for these mites is provided. The present study is the first scientific study on Saudi eriophyoid mites.
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