Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Morocco: new records, descriptions of five new species, re-descriptions of two species, and key for identification
Author
Tixier, Marie-Stephane
Author
Allam, Latifa
Author
Douin, Martial
Author
Kreiter, Serge
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Zootaxa
2016
4067
5
501
551
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4067.5.1
708a1466-d0fd-4f49-bf02-765fc34c051e
1175-5326
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Kampimodromus hmiminai
McMurtry & Bounfour, 1989
Kampimodromus hmiminai
McMurtry & Bounfour, 1989: 17
.
This species is only known from
Morocco
, where it was observed by McMurtry & Bounfour (1989) and Tixier
et al
. (2003). This species is usually found on trees with hairy leaves such as
Ficus carica
L. and
Celtis australis
L. Nothing
is known of its biology.
Specimens examined: 2002, Agourai
on
Ficus carica
(Moraceae)
(
18 females
,
6 males
),
Gorges of Dadès, Aït Arbi
on
Fraxinus
sp. (
Oleaceae
) (
1 female
),
Ficus carica
(Moraceae)
(
14 females
,
4 males
),
Road from Ouarzazate to Marrakech
on
Scrophularia canina
(Scrophulariaceae)
(
1 female
),
Meknes University
on
Celtis australis
(Cannabaceae)
(
4 females
);
2003, Meski
on
Ficus carica
((
Moraceae
) (
7 females
),
Larache
on
Ficus carica
(Moraceae)
(
7 females
),
Ras El Ma
on
Ficus carica
(Moraceae)
(
10 females
,
5 males
),
Celtis australis
(Cannabaceae)
(
8 females
,
3 males
),
Oued Nja
on
Ficus carica
(Moraceae)
(
5 females
,
3 males
).
Previous records:
Canary Islands,
Morocco
.