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

THEODOROS I. STATHAKIS; ELEFTHERIA V. KAPAXIDI; GEORGIOS TH. PAPADOULIS

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3780.1.6

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

THEODOROS I. STATHAKIS⁺⁻
ELEFTHERIA V. KAPAXIDI⁺⁻
GEORGIOS TH. PAPADOULIS⁺⁻

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

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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.