Increasing Knowledge Of The Mite Fauna Of The United Arab Emirates: New Records And A Checklist
Negm, M. W.
Acarologia
2014
2014-03-28
54
1
113
120
f590ac2e-f48b-420e-8e24-53a5a8ccaa98
(Ehara, 1962)
Ehara
1962
[254,666,449,473]
Arachnida
Cheyletidae
Hemicheyletia
GBIF
Animalia
Trombidiformes
5
117
Arthropoda
species
bakeri
Materialexamined — Fivefemales, Dubai, 12 Jan. 2013, 25°06’ N, 55°09’ E, alt. 7 m, on C. arvensis. Remarks — This species was described from Rose mallow, Hibiscus rose-sinensis(Malvaceae)in a greenhouse in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan( Ehara, 1962). It was found predating on citrus red mite, Panonychus citri(McGregor)in Ehime prefectureof Japan( Razaq et al., 2001). This is the first report of the family Cheyletidaefrom the UAE. Distribution — Australia( Gerson, 1994), Israel( Gerson, 1967), Pakistan( Qayyum and Chaudhri, 1979), Philippines( Corpuz-Raros, 1972) and USA( Muma, 1964).
2013-01-12
7
25.1
Five
1248
55.15
Material
5
117
1
Dubayy