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 ).