Two new species of Eupalopsellidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Raphignathoidea) and key to the world species of Exothorhis Summers

ABSTRACT

The genus Eupalopsellus Sellnick (Raphignathoidea: Eupalopsellidae) is reported for the first time from Saudi Arabia. Two new species, Eupalopsellus taifensis sp. n. and Exothorhis saudiensis sp. n., are described and illustrated based on females collected from different regions of Saudi Arabia. Four Exothorhis species, E. bixae Rimando and Corpuz-Raros, E. eorhis Rimando and Corpuz-Raros, E. nadiaensis Chatterjee and Gupta, and E. justicia Roy, Gupta and Saha, are suggested as species inquirendae. Additionally, a key to world species of Exothorhis Summers is provided.

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:96697FA1-13A1-411A-AEF2-46C30E1AD371

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KEYWORDS:

• Arabian Peninsula
• biodiversity
• Eupalopsellus
• predatory mites
• Taif
• taxonomy

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to express sincere thanks to Salih Doğan (Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan) for providing related literature.

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Funding

The authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Researchers Supporting Project number [RSPD2024R807], King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.