A New Species of Molothrognsthus Summers and Schlinger (Prostigmata: Caligonellidae) from Saudi Arabia

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Fruit Acarology Dept, Plant Protec. Res. Institute, Agric. Res.Center, Giza, Egypt

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A new species Molothrognathus saudiensrs n. sp. from the family Caiigonellidae Grandjean is described and illustrated.
This family is recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabia. The new species was found inside tumors formed on the bark of timber fiees lTamarix aphylla). The Morphological characters of Molothrognathus saudiensis n. sp. are given.

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