Increasing Knowledge Of The Mite Fauna Of The United Arab Emirates: New Records And A Checklist
Author
Negm, M. W.
text
Acarologia
2014
2014-03-28
54
1
113
120
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20142118
journal article
10.1051/acarologia/20142118
2107-7207
5402531
52AB65EC-224D-46B4-ABB6-0C98BF47E15B
Neoseiulus makuwa
(
Ehara, 1972
)
Material examined — Two females,
Dubai
,
15 Jan. 2013
,
25°06’ N
,
55°08’ E
, alt.
145 m
, on Seapurslanes,
Sesuvium
sp. (Aizoaceae)
.
Remarks — The
type
specimens of
Neoseiulus makuwa
were found on
Cucumis melo
var.
makuwa
at Kita-usa, Usa,
Oita
, Kyushu,
Japan
(
Ehara 1972
). The two collected females completely fit the original description of
Ehara (1972)
and the redescription given by
Zannou
et al.
(2006)
, who reported
one female
in Africa (
Cameroon
), on
Ageratum conyzoides
L. (
Asteraceae
). This is the first record of this species in
UAE
.
Distribution — It was reported from
Saudi Arabia
in the Middle East (
Negm
et al.
2012a
). It has also been recorded in
Cameroon
,
China
,
Indonesia
(
Sumatra
),
Japan
,
South Korea
and
Taiwan
(
Ehara and Amano 2004
;
Moraes
et al.
2004
).