Mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Saudi Arabia (excluding Phytoseioidea), new records and a key to the known species Author Alatawi, Fahad Jaber Author Kamran, Muhammad Author Mirza, Jawwad Hassan text Zootaxa 2018 2018-03-05 4388 3 373 394 journal article 30600 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.3.4 b7631fff-5be6-4105-a016-02f9de149381 1175-5326 1188674 146C59BA-CFEE-48CD-BDBC-5757EE24CDB4
TABLE 1. Previously reported mesostigmatic fauna, including those reported in present study, from different regions of Saudi Arabia, (excluding Phytoseioidea)
Superfamily/Family/GenusSpeciesProvinceHost/HabitReferences
Ascoidea
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* Reported in present study
Ameroseiidae
Ameroseius BerleseAmeroseius sp.RiyadhSoil and weedsDabbour & Abdelaziz, 1982
Ascidae
Arctoseius Thor* A. bilinear NasrQassim, *RiyadhDebris of date palmsFouly & Rehiayani, 2011 Present study
Protogamasellus KargProtogamasellus sp.Kharj, *Qassim*Soil debris in citrus orchard *Debris from date palm and citrus orchard Dabbour & Abdelaziz, 1982 Present study
Neojordensia EvansNeojordensia sp.QassimDebris of citrus treesFouly & Rehiayani, 2011
Melicharidae
Proctolaelaps BerleseP. pygmaeus (Müller)RiyadhSoil debrisAlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983
Dermanyssoidea
Laelapidae Androlaelaps BerleseA. casalis (Berlese)QassimDebris of date palmsFouly & Rehiayani, 2011 Elmoghazy, 2016
Cosmolaelaps BerleseC. qassimensis Fouly & Rehiayani QassimSoil and leaf litter around date palmFouly & Rehiayani, 2014
C. simplex (Berlese)QassimRoot system of citrus trees and egg plantFouly & Rehiayani, 2011
Hypoaspis CanestriniH. dactylifera Fouly & RehiayaniQassimDebris of date palmsFouly & Rehiayani, 2011
H. zaheri Fouly & RehiayaniQassimDebris of date palmsFouly & Rehiayani, 2011
Macronyssidae
Ornithonyssus SambonO. bacoti (Hirst)RiyadhSoil debrisDabbour & Abdelaziz, 1982
Varroidae
Varroa OudemansV. destructor Anderson & TruemanApis melliferaAlGhamdi, 2002
Zerconoidea
Zerconidae
Parazarcon TrägårdhP. sarekensis WillmannRiyadhAlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983
Prozercon SelinickP. kochi SelinickRiyadhAlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983
Eviphidoidea
Macrochelidae
Macrocheles LatreilleM. glaber (Müller)RiyadhAllium cepa, soil debris, Capsicum sp., L. sativumFouly & Rehiayani, 2011
M. opacus (Koch)QassimAlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983
M. subbadiusRiyadhAlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983
* M. muscadomesticae (Scopoli)Qassim, *RiyadhCommon on flies Musca domestica, Organic manure, *Soil debris under date palmSamšiňák, 1979; Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011, Present study
* M. merdarius (Berlese)Qassim, *Baha, *RiyadhOrganic manure, rhizosphere of date palms, *Grasses and soil debris under date palmFouly & Rehiayani, 2011, Present study
Parasitidae
Parasitus LatreilleParasitus sp.QassimEggplant leaves and budsFouly & Rehiayani, 2011
Poecilochirus Canestrini & CanestriniP. necrophori (Vitzthum)RiyadhSoil debrisDabbour & Abdelaziz, 1982
Pergamasus BerleseP. (Pergamasus) longicornis Qassim (Berlese)Soil under pine tree, palms, pomegranate, orangeAlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983
GamasodesG. buettikeri SamšiňákWadi KhumraMusca domesticaSamšiňák, 1979
Rhodacaroidea Ologamasidae
Gamasiphis BerleseG. pulchellus BerleseQassimDebris of date palmsFouly & Rehiayani, 2011
Sessiluncus CanestriniSessiluncus sp.QassimDebris of date palmsFouly & Rehiayani, 2011
Rhodacaridae
Rhodacarellus WillmannR. citri FoulyQassimDebris of citrus and grape plantsFouly & Rehiayani, 2011
Rhodacarus Oudemans* R. roseus OudemansQassim, *TabukOrganic manure, rhizosphere of date palms, *Leaf debris under citrusFouly & Rehiayani, 2011, Present study
Sejoidea Sejidae
Sejus KochSejus sp.AhsaAl-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani, 2012
Uropodoidea Trematuridae
Trichouropoda BerleseTrichouropoda sp.Ahsa-Al-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani, 2012, Al-Saqabi, 2012
Uropodidae
Centrouropoda Berlese* C. almerodai Hiramatsu & HirschmannAhsa, *Riyadh* Rhyncophora ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera)Al-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani, 2012, Present study
Uropoda LatreilleUropoda sp.AhsaSoil debrisAlSaqabi, 2009