New mite records (Acari: Mesostigmata Trombidiformes) from soil and vegetation of some Syrian citrus agrosystems Barbar, Ziad Acarologia 2018 2018-11-09 58 4 919 927 9FSPH Athias-Henriot, 1961 Athias-Henriot 1961 [491,1003,1760,1784] Arachnida Ascidae Gamasellodes GBIF Animalia Mesostigmata 2 920 Arthropoda species vulgatior  30 March, 2017. This is the second ascid species from Syria(i.e.,  Gamasellodes americanus(Garman); Barbar, 2016). It was previously recorded from Algeria( Athias-Henriot, 1961) and India( Bhattacharyya and Sanyal, 2002). The biology of this species is unknown. However, several  Gamasellodesspeciescan feed and reproduce on several nematode groups in soil ( Moraes et al., 2015).