Description of Pneumolaelaps berlesei (Hirschmann, 1969) and Eulaelaps stabularis (Koch, 1836) (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Pakistan

Laelapid mites from Pakistan

Authors

  • Muhammad Asif Qayyoum Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong, China , Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad , Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan.
  • Bilal Saeed Khan Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
  • Muhammad Farooq Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad , School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Keywords:

Pneumolaelaps, Eulaelaps, Androlaelaps, Cosmolaelaps, Laelaps, Laelaspis, Pakistan mite fauna

Abstract

The members of the family Laelapidae were poorly explored from Pakistan. Pneumolaelaps berlesei (Hirschmann, 1969) and Eulaelaps stabularis (Koch, 1836) from genera; Pneumolaelaps Berlese, 1920 and Eulaelaps Berlese, 1903 respectively, found cosmopolitan as manure-inhibiting mites and new records from Pakistan mite fauna. This manuscript includes the description of new records along with short notes on previously identified laelapids from Pakistan.

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Published

2020-09-06

How to Cite

Qayyoum, M. A. ., Khan, B. S. ., & Farooq, M. . (2020). Description of Pneumolaelaps berlesei (Hirschmann, 1969) and Eulaelaps stabularis (Koch, 1836) (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Pakistan: Laelapid mites from Pakistan. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences, 57(3), 81–88. Retrieved from https://ppaspk.org/index.php/PPAS-B/article/view/8

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Research Articles

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