New record of the genus Amblypalpus Mitrofanov & Strunkova (Acari, Prostigmata, Tenuipalpidae) with description of a new species from Saudi Arabia

By

Elgoni, Nasreldeen Ahmed
Mirza, Jawwad Hassan
Alatawi, Fahad Jaber

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-7-17

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

13

Pages

1--10

Subjects

Diagnosis , diversity , Morphology , Pisonia sp. , tarsal claw , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e156638

 

Abstract

Amblypalpus Mitrofanov &amp; Strunkova (Prostigmata, Tenuipalpidae) is a small genus in the family Tenuipalpidae, representing five species reported from Iran, Tajikistan and South Africa. This study describes a new species of Amblypalpus, A. pisoniae sp. nov., reported from the south-western region (Jazan) of Saudi Arabia (SA).<br> The genus Amblypalpus Mitrofanov &amp; Strunkova is reported for the first time from SA, collected from Pisonia sp. (Nyctaginaceae) with a new species, A. pisoniae sp. nov. The new species is described and illustrated, based on females and males. Additionally, the diagnosis of the genus Amblypalpus is updated.