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Three new species of eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) infesting fruit yielding plants from India

Biosystematics research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani741235, West Bengal, India
Biosystematics research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani741235, West Bengal, India
Acari eriophyoid mites new species fruit plants taxonomy India

Abstract

Three new species of eriophyoid mites namely Aculops spondiasis n. sp. infesting Spondias pinnata Kurz. (Anacardiaceae), Phyllocoptruta citricola n. sp. infesting Citrus maxima (J. Burm.) (Rutaceae) and Tegonotus fisus n. sp. infesting Mangifera indica (L.) (Anacardiaceae) are described from India. Relationships of new species with other eriophyoid species are also provided.

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