A new predatory mite species, Proprioseiulus ceylonensissp. nov. (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is described and illustrated based on female and male specimens collected from soil-litter in Sri Lanka. The new species can be easily distinguished from all other known species in the genus by the combination of the following characters: absence of ventral setae ZV3, presence of ten macrosetae on legs and saccular calyx of spermatheca. Moreover, an identification key to the world species of the genus is presented.
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1 February 2021
A new species of Proprioseiulus Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Sri Lanka with a key to world species
Vladimir A. Khaustov,
Ismail Döker,
Omid Joharchi,
Sergey G. Ermilov
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Amblyseiinae
Indomalayan realm
morphology
predatory mites
taxonomy