DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF PREDATORY MITE (ACARINA : CHEYLETIDAE) FROM KERALA
MARY ANTHALATHA SADANANDAN *
PG. & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY MALABAR CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, CALICUT-673 001, INDIA.
SACHIN P. JAMES *
PG. & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY MALABAR CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, CALICUT-673 001, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A new species of predatory mite of the family Cheyletidae viz. Cheyletus soansi sp. nov. is described with appropriate illustration.
Keywords: Predatory mite, Cheyletidae, Kerala, India, new species