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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2006) 11, 51-56Descriptions of two new phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) found in a grapevine orchard from Lebanon
ALI BAYAN & BASHAR MERHEB
Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences (I), Hadath, Beirut-Lebanon; email: alibayan@cyberia.net.lb
Abstract
The adult females of two new species of the family Phytoseiidae: Euseius tikriti and Typhlodromus abboudieius are described and illustrated. The two species were found in a grapevine orchard in Akkar district (north Lebanon).
Key words: Phytoseiidae, new species, grapevine, litter, bark, Lebanon
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