Incidence of eupalopsellid mites in Egypt, with description of two new species (Eupalopsellidae: Prostigmata).
Zaher M. A., Gomaa E. A.
Author Affiliation: Agricultural Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt.
Acarologia 20 : 546-555
Abstract : Eupalopsellidae are considered to be predators of scale insects. A key is given to the 4 species known in Egypt, the previously unknown male of Saniosulus nudus Summers (on apple buds associated with scale insects) is described, the incompletely described female of Eupalopsis aegyptiaca Zaher & Soliman (on Musa sp. and Ficus sycomorus) is redescribed, and 2 species are described as new from the male and female adults found associated with scale insects, E. pentascuta sp.n. on mango in the Demiatta and Kafr Elshaikh Governorates and Eupalopsellus olearius sp.n. on olive in the Dakhalia Governorate.