A New Species of the Genus Pseudostigmaeus Wood (Acari: Prostigmata: Stigmaeidae) from Pakistan | [Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research • 2020]

Author(s):

1. Bilal Saeed Khan: Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

2. Muhammad Afzal: College of Agriculture,University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

3. Muhammad Asif Qayyoum: Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

4. Imran Ali: Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan

5. Abdul Ghafar: Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract:

Mites of the family Stigmaeidae are well known as predators against phytophagous mites, lepidopterous eggs and bodies of small soft insects. A random survey was conducted to explore the predatory mite fauna from Punjab,Pakistan.The holotype female (male unknown) of the new mite species Pseudostigmaeus sorghumus sp. nov was collected from city Dera Ghazi Khan on Sorghum bicolor (L.) and described. Fifteen paratypes were also collected from same collection data and seven were from Muzafargarh.

Page(s): 311-315

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Year: 2020

Keywords:

Stigmaeidae , Pseudostigmaeus , Acari , New species , Predatory mite

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