Proctolaelaps (Acari: Melicharidae) mites from Africa. Issue 1 (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ueckermann, Eddie A.; Faraji, Farid; Simoni, Sauro; Guidi, Silvia; de Moraes, Gilberto J.; Abo-Shnaf, Reham
• Is Part Of: International journal of acarology. Volume 49:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 8
• Page End: 23
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: Mesostigmata -- predatory mites -- typespecies -- synonymy -- taxonomy; Mites -- Periodicals; Mijten; Acarology -- Periodicals; 595.42
• DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2023.2175905
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0164-7954

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this paper, two new species of Proctolaelaps Berlese are described. P. vanharteni sp.n. is described from Cape Verde, and P. zaheri AboShnaf & Moraes, n. sp., from Egypt. The second of these species had been inadvertently characterized in detail by AboShnaf & Moraes as P. pygmaeus (Müller). Additionally, Proctolaelaps bickleyi (Bram) is first reported from South Africa. The type species of the genus P. productus Berlese, as well as P. aegyptiacus Nasr (new senior synonym of P. debensis Jordaan and Loots) and P. bickleyi are complementarily described. A key to the Proctolaelaps species reported so far from Africa is given. Publication registration http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org.pub:40EC4509-4A1B-4B5E-9680-748AE8DD3993 . Taxa registration: Proctolaelaps vanharteni http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:EDE5B3A2-4F51-4120-A0E2-171EC741E422 . Proctolaelaps zaheri http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8A93A387-2FCE-4E77-B7A2-551EFB6F7008 .