Predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (Romania) Author CălugărK, Adina Department of Experimental and Applied Biology, NIRDBS-Institute of Biological Research Iași, Lascăr Catargi Street no. 47, 700107, Iași, Romania. Author StathakisK, Theodoros Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55 Athens, Greece. Author Papadoulis, Georgios Th. Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55 Athens, Greece. & Department of Experimental and Applied Biology, NIRDBS-Institute of Biological Research Iași, Lascăr Catargi Street no. 47, 700107, Iași, Romania. text Acarologia 2023 2023-01-13 63 1 58 66 https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=4567 journal article 10.24349/w9fc-x845 2107-7207 7945929 Neoseiulus tervus Meshkov, 1994 Material examined — Sarinasuf, sunflower crop ( 07 June 2017 ) 1 ♀ , 1 ♂ , 1PN leg. Ivan, ICBI ; Murighiol, meadow ( 06 June 2017 ) 1 ♂ leg. Ivan, ICBI . Length of setae — j1 16, j3 20, j4 6, j5 6, j6 8, J2 8, J5 8, z2 16, z4 16, z5 4, Z1 16, Z4 46, Z5 65, s4 30 , S2 21 , S4 14 , S5 10 , r3 18, R 1 18. World distribution — Southwestern Russia – Samara ( Demite et al. 2022 ) and Romania (this study). Hosts / Substrates — Unidentified plant family: herb; Poaceae : Grass; soil ( Demite et al. 2022 ). Remarks — So far, N. tervus was identified only from two neighbouring countries. It seems to be a rare species, being found only in meadows and crops as few specimens. Morphological characters of the examined specimens generally fit with those of the original description.