Alatawi Fahad Jaber, Kamran Muhammad, Mirza Jawwad Hassan
Acarology Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, P.O. Box 2460, Saudi Arabia..
Zootaxa. 2018 Mar 4;4388(3):373-394. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.3.4.
This paper reports on 35 species and 33 genera belonging to 18 families of the order Mesostigmata, collected from different provinces of Saudi Arabia. Among these, eight families, 21 genera and 30 species, mostly collected from date palm agroecosystem, are new to the fauna of Saudi Arabia. Five species reported previously are also recorded in this study. The collection data and distribution of all species recorded in this study as well as those reported previously are given. A comprehensive key to the females of the mesostigmatic mites reported from Saudi Arabia, except the Phytoseioidea, is provided.
本文报道了从沙特阿拉伯不同省份采集的中气门目18个科的35个物种和33个属。其中，8个科、21个属和30个物种，大多从枣椰树农业生态系统采集，对沙特阿拉伯动物区系来说是新记录。本研究还记录了先前报道的5个物种。给出了本研究记录的所有物种以及先前报道物种的采集数据和分布情况。提供了一份沙特阿拉伯报道的除植绥螨总科外的中气门螨雌性的综合检索表。
