New species of acarine fauna (Acarina: Mesostigmata) from Shevroy Range of Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

A study was conducted on the biodiversity of predatory acarines of Shevroy Range of Eastern Ghat Biosphere of Tamil Nadu. The study revealed the occurrence of many new species of predatory acarine fauna, which includes three new species under the family Phytoseiidae and one from the family Cunaxidae inhabiting different flora. All these species viz., Amblyseius camarae sp. nov., Phytoseius punicae sp. nov., P. strobilanthae sp. nov. and Cunaxa eupatoriae sp. nov. have been described with illustrations in this paper.