Two new species and a new record of Typhlodromus Scheuten (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Russia

ABSTRACT

Two new species of the genus Typhlodromus Scheuten, Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) dombayensis Khaustov and Döker sp. nov. and Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) kurganensis Khaustov and Döker sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on material collected in Caucasus and Kurgan provinces, Russia, respectively. In addition, a little known species, Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) olympicus Papadoulis and Emmanouel, is re-described and discovered for the first time after its original description. Moreover, an identification key to the Russian species of the subgenus is proposed.urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:582063D5-953D-4CA9-983C-CBEA3D2BC441

KEYWORDS:

• Predatory mites
• Typhlodrominae
• taxonomy
• first report
• new taxon
• fauna

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project number 20-64-47015. We are grateful to Dr. Serge Kreiter (Montpellier SupAgro, France) for discussing and checking the type material of Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) octogenipilus which allowed us to differentiate T. (T.) kurganensis. We are also grateful to Dr. Alexander A. Khaustov for advice during preparation of the manuscript. Two anonymous reviewers are also acknowledged for their constructive comments and suggestions on an early version of the manuscript.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation [20-64-47015].