Two new species of phytoseid mites Euseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Kerala, India

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P.P. Santhosh
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2985-5489
Mary Anithalatha Sadanandan
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7116-1598
M.P. Rahul
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7515-5483

Abstract

Two new species of phytoseiid mites, Euseius pariyarensis sp. nov. and E. curcasae sp. nov., collected from the medicinal plants Saraca indica L. and Jatropha curcas L. respectively, are described from the Kerala State of India.  The morphological features of the two species are described with appropriate illustrations.

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