Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Mohéli island (comoros archipelago)

Abstract

Mohéli is one of the four main islands constituting Comoros Archipelago, with Mayotte, Anjouan and Grande Comore Islands. It is the third Island closer from Madagascar after Mayotte and Anjouan. So far, no species of the mite family Phytoseiidae had been reported from this island. We report in this paper the results of a survey conducted at the end of 2018 in Mohéli Island, in which 18 species have been recorded.