NEW GROUP WITH A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS EOTETRANYCHUS OUDEMANS (ACARI : TETRANYCHIDAE)

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Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

Currently preminent slides of the tetranychid mite collected from mandarin orange Citrus mandurensis Lour at Wady El Mollak village El-Sharkia Governorate were prepared. Microscopical examination pointed out that mite belongs to the genus Eotetranychus Oudemons , tribe Tetranychini , subfamily Tetranychinae of the family Tetranychidae. Herein the mite was drawn and identified. According to the terminology of this genus, the mite has the caudal pair of para-anals (the post anal setae) present together with having the empodium consisting of three pairs of hairs, the peritreme is strong hocked distally . The dorsal striae of the female as well as male transverse between the third pair of dorsocentral hysterosomsals and the sacrals . The dorsal setae are exceeding the distance between their bases . Genital flap with transverse striae anterior the genital opening. Revision of the literature , it was clear that the mite morphological of the mite characters seemed to be new to the science and belonging to a new group of the genus Eotetranychus Oudemans .

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