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Issue: Vol. 3780 No. 1: 20 Mar. 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-03-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3780.1.6
Page range: 153–170
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PDF downloaded: 8

A new record and a new species of the genus Agistemus Summers (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Greece

Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology & Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Laboratory of Acarology & Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Athens, Greece.
Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology & Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
predatory mites stigmaeid mites Agistemus Greece

Abstract

The genus Agistemus Summers (Acari: Stigmaeidae) is reported for the first time in Greece. Agistemus duzgunesae Koç, Çobanoğlu & Madanlar, a new record for the Greek fauna, is re–described and illustrated based on specimens collected from various plants. Furthermore, Agistemus macrosetosus Stathakis & Kapaxidi n. sp. is described and illustrated based on specimens collected on Rubus sp. A list of all species of the genus Agistemus is provided.

 

How to Cite

Stathakis, T.I., Kapaxidi, E.V. & Papadoulis, G.T. (2014)

A new record and a new species of the genus Agistemus Summers (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Greece

. Zootaxa, 3780 (1), 153–170. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3780.1.6