Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Central West Morocco: new records and key to females of all recorded Moroccan species Author ZahidiK, Abdelaziz Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorisation of Natural Resources, Faculty of Sciences, 80000 Agadir, Ibn Zohr University (UIZ), Agadir, Morocco. Author Akchour, Abdellah Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorisation of Natural Resources, Faculty of Sciences, 80000 Agadir, Ibn Zohr University (UIZ), Agadir, Morocco Author K, Serge Kreiter CBGP, Institut Agro, CIRAD, INRAE, IRD, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France. Author TixierK, Marie-Stéphane CBGP, Institut Agro, CIRAD, INRAE, IRD, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France. Author MsandaK, Fouad Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorisation of Natural Resources, Faculty of Sciences, 80000 Agadir, Ibn Zohr University (UIZ), Agadir, Morocco. Author MousadikK, Abdelhamid El Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorisation of Natural Resources, Faculty of Sciences, 80000 Agadir, Ibn Zohr University (UIZ), Agadir, Morocco. text Acarologia 2023 2023-06-08 63 3 691 724 http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/v5of-5oe1 journal article 10.24349/v5of-5oe1 2107-7207 Transeius audeae Kreiter, Allam & Tixier Transeius audeae Kreiter, Allam & Tixier in Tixier et al. 2016: 532 . World distribution — Morocco . Previous records from Morocco — The first report from Morocco of this recently described species was mentioned in Tixier et al. (2016) . One specimen ( 1 ♀ ) has been collected on Vitis vinifera L. ( Vitaceae ) in Meknes region. Specimens examined — 2 ♀♀ on citrus leaves in July 2018 at Nour domain; 5 ♀♀ on Withania somnifera L. ( Solanaceae ) in July 2018 at Nour domain. Remarks — The morphological features of the specimens here in collected sample agree with those provided by Tixier et al. (2016) for specimens from Morocco .