Dergiler / Turkish Journal of Zoology / 2013 / Cilt: 37 - Sayı: 2
First record of Otopheidomenidae Treat, 1955 (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Saudi Arabia, with description of Nabiseius arabicus sp. nov.
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- 184–187
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Özet
The family Otopheidomenidae Treat, 1955 is recorded for the first time from Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula on the basis of a new species, Nabiseius arabicus sp. nov. Adult females, collected from Cynodon dactylon L. (Poaceae) in association with thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera), are described and illustrated. A key to world species of Nabiseius is provided.
Abstract
The family Otopheidomenidae Treat, 1955 is recorded for the first time from Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula on the basis of a new species, Nabiseius arabicus sp. nov. Adult females, collected from Cynodon dactylon L. (Poaceae) in association with thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera), are described and illustrated. A key to world species of Nabiseius is provided.