First record of the genus Evertella Meyer (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Saudi Arabia with the description of a new species

ABSTRACT

The spider mite genus Evertella Meyer (Acari: Tetranychidae) is reported from Saudi Arabia for the first time with description of a new species, E. grewiae sp. nov. based on the female. The mite was collected from the foliage of Grewia sp. (Malvaceae), in the southwestern region (Jizan) of Saudi Arabia. An updated diagnosis of the genus is also given.

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KEYWORDS:

• Diversity
• Grewia
• identification key
• Jizan
• lumps
• taxonomy
• tubercles

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Researchers Supporting Project at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for funding this research. The authors are also thankful to Eid Muhammad Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Sajid Ali, Nasreldeen Ahmed Elgoni and Muhammad Waleed Shakoor (Acarology Research Laboratory) for their technical support.

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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, for funding this research.