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Phytoseiid mites of the genus Euseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa

Depto. Entomol., Fitopatol. e Zool. Agrícola, ESALQ- Univ. São Paulo, 13418-900 Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
Plant Protection Research Institute, Biosystematics Division, Private Bag X134, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
Instituto de Biociências, Depto. Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo-SP, Brazil
Dept. Entomology, Purdue Univ., West Lafaiette, Indiana, USA.
Acari Phytoseiidae Euseius taxonomic revision new species Africa

Abstract

Forty five species of phytoseiid mites of the genus Euseius collected in Sub-Saharan Africa are reported. Eight of these species are new to science, namely: Euseius neodossei n. sp., E. neolokele n. sp., E. neomagucii n. sp., E. nigeriaensis n. sp., E. reticulatus n. sp., E . ugandaensis n. sp., E. zairensis n. sp. and E. zambiaensis n. sp. All mentioned species are re-described based mostly on specimens collected in this study, and a key is provided to separate their females.

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