Systematic & Applied Acarology
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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2006) 11, 175-180

New records of phytoseiid mite species (Acari: Gamasida: Phytoseiidae) from Malaysia with description of a new species

SH]Z] EHARA
Hamasaka 2-15-7, Tottori 680-0001, Japan. E-mail: eharash@ncn-t.net

Abstract

Five species of the mite family Phytoseiidae are reported from West Malaysia: Phytoseius (Phytoseius) malaysianus sp. nov. is described and illustrated, and four known species are recorded for the first time in Malaysia.

Key words: Phytoseiidae, Gamasida, Acari, Malaysia, new records, Phytoseius (P.) malaysianus sp. nov.

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