A new Species in the Genus Epitrimerus Nalepa (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Lantana camara L. in Egypt | ||||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology | ||||
| Editorial, Volume 10, Issue 7, November 2017, Page 149-160 PDF (721.63 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajb.2017.12102 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Ashraf S. Elhalawany | ||||
| Fruit Trees Mites Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| A new species belonging to genus Epitrimerus Nalepa from Egypt is described and illustrated, namely Epitrimerus lantanae sp. nov. from Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae). The new species is vagrant on the lower and upper leaf surfaces of their host plant. No damage to the host was observed. A key to the species of Epitrimerus in Egypt is provided. In addition, a list of all known species of eriophyoid mites found on Lantana sp. is also provided. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Taxonomy; Phyllocoptinae; new species; Egypt | ||||
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