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TABLE 1 in Mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Saudi Arabia (excluding Phytoseioidea), new records and a key to the known species
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TABLE 1. Previously reported mesostigmatic fauna, including those reported in present study, from different regions of Saudi Arabia, (excluding Phytoseioidea)
| Superfamily/Family/Genus | Species | Province | Host/Habit | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascoidea | ||||
| Ameroseiidae | ||||
| Ameroseius Berlese | Ameroseius sp. | Riyadh | Soil and weeds | Dabbour & Abdelaziz, 1982 |
| Ascidae | ||||
| Arctoseius Thor | * A. bilinear Nasr | Qassim, *Riyadh | Debris of date palms | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 Present study |
| Protogamasellus Karg | Protogamasellus sp. | Kharj, *Qassim | *Soil debris in citrus orchard *Debris from date palm and citrus orchard Dabbour & Abdelaziz, 1982 Present study | |
| Neojordensia Evans | Neojordensia sp. | Qassim | Debris of citrus trees | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 |
| Melicharidae | ||||
| Proctolaelaps Berlese | P. pygmaeus (Müller) | Riyadh | Soil debris | AlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983 |
| Dermanyssoidea | ||||
| Laelapidae Androlaelaps Berlese | A. casalis (Berlese) | Qassim | Debris of date palms | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 Elmoghazy, 2016 |
| Cosmolaelaps Berlese | C. qassimensis Fouly & Rehiayani Qassim | Soil and leaf litter around date palm | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2014 | |
| C. simplex (Berlese) | Qassim | Root system of citrus trees and egg plant | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 | |
| Hypoaspis Canestrini | H. dactylifera Fouly & Rehiayani | Qassim | Debris of date palms | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 |
| H. zaheri Fouly & Rehiayani | Qassim | Debris of date palms | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 | |
| Macronyssidae | ||||
| Ornithonyssus Sambon | O. bacoti (Hirst) | Riyadh | Soil debris | Dabbour & Abdelaziz, 1982 |
| Varroidae | ||||
| Varroa Oudemans | V. destructor Anderson & Trueman | Apis mellifera | AlGhamdi, 2002 | |
| Zerconoidea | ||||
| Zerconidae | ||||
| Parazarcon Trägårdh | P. sarekensis Willmann | Riyadh | AlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983 | |
| Prozercon Selinick | P. kochi Selinick | Riyadh | AlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983 | |
| Eviphidoidea | ||||
| Macrochelidae | ||||
| Macrocheles Latreille | M. glaber (Müller) | Riyadh | Allium cepa, soil debris, Capsicum sp., L. sativum | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 |
| M. opacus (Koch) | Qassim | AlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983 | ||
| M. subbadius | Riyadh | AlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983 | ||
| * M. muscadomesticae (Scopoli) | Qassim, *Riyadh | Common on flies Musca domestica, Organic manure, *Soil debris under date palm | Samšiňák, 1979; Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011, Present study | |
| * M. merdarius (Berlese) | Qassim, *Baha, *Riyadh | Organic manure, rhizosphere of date palms, *Grasses and soil debris under date palm | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011, Present study | |
| Parasitidae | ||||
| Parasitus Latreille | Parasitus sp. | Qassim | Eggplant leaves and buds | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 |
| Poecilochirus Canestrini & Canestrini | P. necrophori (Vitzthum) | Riyadh | Soil debris | Dabbour & Abdelaziz, 1982 |
| Pergamasus Berlese | P. (Pergamasus) longicornis Qassim (Berlese) | Soil under pine tree, palms, pomegranate, orange | AlKhalifa & Bayoumi, 1983 | |
| Gamasodes | G. buettikeri Samšiňák | Wadi Khumra | Musca domestica | Samšiňák, 1979 |
| Rhodacaroidea Ologamasidae | ||||
| Gamasiphis Berlese | G. pulchellus Berlese | Qassim | Debris of date palms | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 |
| Sessiluncus Canestrini | Sessiluncus sp. | Qassim | Debris of date palms | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 |
| Rhodacaridae | ||||
| Rhodacarellus Willmann | R. citri Fouly | Qassim | Debris of citrus and grape plants | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011 |
| Rhodacarus Oudemans | * R. roseus Oudemans | Qassim, *Tabuk | Organic manure, rhizosphere of date palms, *Leaf debris under citrus | Fouly & Rehiayani, 2011, Present study |
| Sejoidea Sejidae | ||||
| Sejus Koch | Sejus sp. | Ahsa | Al-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani, 2012 | |
| Uropodoidea Trematuridae | ||||
| Trichouropoda Berlese | Trichouropoda sp. | Ahsa | - | Al-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani, 2012, Al-Saqabi, 2012 |
| Uropodidae | ||||
| Centrouropoda Berlese | * C. almerodai Hiramatsu & Hirschmann | Ahsa, *Riyadh | * Rhyncophora ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera) | Al-Dhafar & Al-Qahtani, 2012, Present study |
| Uropoda Latreille | Uropoda sp. | Ahsa | Soil debris | AlSaqabi, 2009 |
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* Reported in present study
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Published as part of Alatawi, Fahad Jaber, Kamran, Muhammad & Mirza, Jawwad Hassan, 2018, Mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Saudi Arabia (excluding Phytoseioidea), new records and a key to the known species, pp. 374-375 in Zootaxa 4388 (3) on page 374, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/1188674
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- Elmoghazy, M. M. E. (2016) Survey and taxonomy of mites associated with fruit orchards trees from Sakaka governorate, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Agriculture and Biosciences, 5 (6), 341 - 346.
- AlGhamdi, A. A. K. (2002) The comprehensive study of the mite Varroa destructor on honeybees Apis mellifera indigenous and imported. Final Project Report MS- 4 - 29. Bee Research Unit, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, 77 pp.
- Samsinak, K. (1979) Mites of Saudi Arabia. Acari from Musca domestica. In: Wittmer, H. C. W. & Buettiker, W. (Eds.), Fauna Saudi Arabia, Vol. 1, Pro Entomologia c / o Natural History Museum, Basle, Switzerland, pp. 69 - 74.
- Al-Dhafar, Z. M. & Al-Qahtani, A. M. (2012) Mites associated with the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliver in Saudi Arabia with a description of a new species. Acarines, 6, 3 - 6.