Two genera and three species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata), Paragigagnathus insuetus (Livshitz & Kuznetsov), Euseius ovalis (Evans), and Neoseiulella litoralis (Swirski & Amitai), are reported for the first time from Syria. Additional morphological information and new illustrations for the new records, as well as an identification key for the Syrian species of Phytoseiidae, are presented.
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20 March 2025
Three new records of Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Syria, with a key to Syrian species
Ahmad M. Dayoub,
Ismail Döker,
Eddie A. Ueckermann
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 30 • No. 3
March 2025
Vol. 30 • No. 3
March 2025
identification key
predatory mites
taxonomy
western Palearctic