THREE NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS HISTIOSTOMA (ACARI, ASTIGMATA, HISTIOSTOMATIDAE) FROM DECOMPOSED ONION AND POTATO STORES IN EGYPT | ||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
Article 11, Volume 85, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 121-135 PDF (2.75 M) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2007.211340 | ||
Authors | ||
MAGDY M. H. FAWZY1; ABDEL-SATAR M. MTEWALLY2 | ||
1Fruit Mite Departement, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||
2Agricultural Zoology & Nematology Departement, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt | ||
Abstract | ||
Three new species, Histlostoma zaherii n.sp., Histiostoma metwllii n.sp. and Histiostoma rakha n.sp. (Atari, Astigmata, Histiostomatidae) were described and illustrated on the basis of a survey of stored product mites associated with decaying onion and potato crops in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate (Egypt). Adult female and male were described and illustrated. | ||
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