A new species of Histostomatidae (Acari: Astigmata) extracted from garlic cultivated in Shandaweel, Sohag governorate

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1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

2 Shandaweel Agricultural Research Station, plant protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center,Egypt

3 Cotton and Filed Crops Mites Department Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokii, Giza

4 Fruit Trees Mites Dept., Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

A histiostomatid hypopi, Histiostoma shandaweeli sp. nov., was collected from the garlic plants cultivated in the farm of Shandaweel Agricultural Research Station, Sohag governorate, Egypt. The alive hypopi were transferred into the laboratory to study the complete life cycle of this species under laboratory conditions on suitable food (this study will be published in a separate paper). The appropriate numbers of males and females, as well as deutonymphs, were obtained for the present taxonomical study. Adults (males and females) and the deutonymphal stage are described and illustrated hereunder.

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