Five new records and distribution of predatory mite fauna (Arachnida: Acari) associated with crop ecosystems of northern India

• Published in: International journal of tropical insect science 2023-08, Vol.43 (4), p.1305-1315
• Main Authors: Biswas, Shubhadeep, Bhullar, Manmeet Brar, Kaur, Paramjit
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Entomology; Fauna; Life Sciences; Mites; New records; Original Research Article; Species
• ISSN: 1742-7592; 1742-7584; 1742-7592
• DOI: 10.1007/s42690-023-01040-4

Surveillance on predatory mite fauna belonging to the suborders Mesostigmata and Prostigmata, covering three North Indian states Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan during 2019‒2021 recorded 14 species of predatory mites. Out of them 2 species of predatory mite belonging to family Balttisociidae, Lasioseius parberlesei and Lasioseius terrestris ; 3 species to family Anystidae, Anystis baccarum , Tencat eia villosa and Walzia darjeelingensis ; 2 species to family Bdellidae, Bdella sp. and Bdellodes sp.; 1 species to family Cheyletidae, Cheletogenes ornatus ; 1 species under family Cunaxidae, Cunaxa setirostris ; 3 species of family Stigmaeidae, namely, Agistemus fleschneri , A. industani and Indostigmaeus rangatensis and 2 species of family Tydeidae, Pronematus fleschneri and Tydeus sp. were recorded. Out of these one species Tencat eia villosa has been recorded for the first time from India while Lasioseius parberlesei and L. terrestris; Indostigmaeus rangatensis and Pronematus flechneri have been recorded for the first time from the state of Punjab and North India.