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

Authors

  • P.P. Santhosh P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, Malabar Christian College (Affiliated to University of Calicut), Kozhikoide, Kerala 673001, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2985-5489
  • Mary Anithalatha Sadanandan P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, Malabar Christian College (Affiliated to University of Calicut), Kozhikoide, Kerala 673001, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7116-1598
  • M.P. Rahul P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, Malabar Christian College (Affiliated to University of Calicut), Kozhikoide, Kerala 673001, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7515-5483

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3125.10.13.12828-12832

Keywords:

Euseius curcasae, Euseius pariyarensis, Mesostigmata, Phytoseiidae

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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26-11-2018

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Vol. 10 No. 13 (2018)

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Short Communications

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