Erythraeid mites (Prostigmata, Erythraeidae) from Saudi Arabia, description of three new species and a new record

By

Kamran, Muhammad
Alatawi, Fahad Jaber

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

445

Pages

77-95

Subjects

Balaustium , Charletonia , Erythraeus , Riyadh

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.445.7861

 

Abstract

Three erythraeid genera Balaustium von Heyden, Charletonia Oudemans, and Erythraeus Latreille (Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) are reported for first time from Saudi Arabia based on three new larval species, B. yousifi sp. n., C. bahaensis sp. n., and E. (Erythraeus) uhadisp. n. and one new record Erythraeus (Zaracarus) lancifer Southcott. All the three new species are described and illustrated from larvae.