A NEW SPECIES OF PREDATORY MITE (ACARINA: CHEYLETIDAE) FROM KERALA (INDIA)
MARY ANITHALATHA *
PG & RES. DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, MALABAR CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, CALICUT-673 001, INDIA.
P.P. SANTHOSH *
CICS COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION, MATHARA, G.A. COLLEGE, CALICUT-673 014
N. RAMANI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT-673 635, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A new species of predatory mite of the family Cheyletidae viz. Cheyletus arecae sp. nov. is described vith appropriate illustration.
Keywords: Predatory mite,, Cheyletidae, Kerala, New species.