A new species of Neoseiulus Hughes, with records of seven species of predatory mites associated with date palm in Saudi Arabia (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Author Negm, Mohamed W. Author Alatawi, Fahad J. Author Aldryhim, Yousif N. text Zootaxa 2012 3356 57 64 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.281593 5804ea58-89e0-40b1-a668-bc292f38f325 1175-5326 281593 Proprioseiopsis messor (Wainstein) Typhlodromus messor Wainstein, 1960 : 688 . Amblyseius messor . — Athias-Henriot, 1961 : 425 . Amblyseius ( Amblyseius ) messor .— Ueckermann & Loots, 1988 : 66 . Proprioseiopsis messor .— Moraes et al ., 2004 : 180 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2005 : 15 ; 2007: 89; Moraes et al ., 2007 : 16 . Specimens examined. Four females, Dereiya, Riyadh, 29 March 2011 , 24°43' N , 46°37' E , alt. 674 m , on Orchid tree, Bauhinia variegata L. ( Fabaceae ) in a date palm orchard. Remarks. Specimens of Proprioseiopsis messor were found on Bauhinia variegata close to the soil surface. Mites were found associated with thrips (Insecta). The Saudi specimens of P . messor agree with the data provided by Moraes et al . (2007) for two specimens collected in sub-Saharan Africa ( South Africa ). This species is a new record for the Saudi mite fauna. It has previously been recorded from Algeria , Armenia , Australia , Azerbaijan , France , Gaza Strip , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Israel , Italy , Morocco , New Zealand , South Africa , Spain , Turkmenistan , Ukraine ( Moraes et al ., 2004 ); Argentina ( Ruiz et al ., 2005 ).