A new mite species of the genus Cenopalpus Pritchard and Baker (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

A new tenuipalpid mite species, Cenopalpus taifensis sp. nov. (Acari: Prostigmata: Tenuipalpidae) is described and illustrated based on female and deutonymph specimens collected from Crataegus sinaica Boiss (Rosaceae) in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Additionally, a key to reported species of the genus Cenopalpus on the plant genus Crataegus is provided.

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KEYWORDS:

• Crataegus sinaica
• flat mites
• Prostigmata
• taxonomy

Acknowledgments

We wish to express sincere thanks to Dr Carlos Holger Wenzel Flechtmann (University of São Paulo, Brazil) and Marcello De Giosa (University of Florida) for providing literature.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

The authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation for funding this research work through the project number (RSPD2023R807), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.