A new genus and species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from southern Tunisia, with discussion of its phylogenetic position

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1237, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Kreiter, Serge ^a   Tixier, Marie Stéphane ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

Author keywords

Acari; Africoseiulella flechtmanni; Phytoseiidae; Predatory mites; Taxonomy; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ACARI; MESOSTIGMATA; PHYTOSEIIDAE;

EID: 33745726936     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1237.1.1     Document Type: Article

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