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

P.P. Santhosh; Mary Anithalatha Sadanandan; M.P. Rahul

doi:10.11609/jott.3125.10.13.12828-12832

Journal of Threatened Taxa (Nov 2018)

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

P.P. Santhosh,
Mary Anithalatha Sadanandan,
M.P. Rahul

Affiliations

P.P. Santhosh: P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, Malabar Christian College (Affiliated to University of Calicut), Kozhikoide, Kerala 673001, India
Mary Anithalatha Sadanandan: P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, Malabar Christian College (Affiliated to University of Calicut), Kozhikoide, Kerala 673001, India
M.P. Rahul: P.G. & Research Department of Zoology, Malabar Christian College (Affiliated to University of Calicut), Kozhikoide, Kerala 673001, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3125.10.13.12828-12832
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 13
pp. 12828 – 12832

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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.

Published in Journal of Threatened Taxa

ISSN: 0974-7893 (Print); 0974-7907 (Online)
Publisher: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology; Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: https://threatenedtaxa.org/

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