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Nabiseius duplicisetus, a New Genus and Species of Otopheidomeninae (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) from Nabid Bugs1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D. A. Chant
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Control, University of California, Riverside
Evert E. Lindquist
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ontario

Abstract

A new genus of Otopheidomeninae is described, keyed, and based on a new species, Nabiseius duplicisetus. Larvae, nymphs, and females of this mite were found on the abdominal dorsum of a nabid bug, where presumably they are ectoparasitic, as with related species.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1965

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