Redescription and illustration of eight eriophyoid mites (Acari : Prostigmata : Eriophyoidea)‎ with emphasis of their host plants from family Moraceae in Egypt

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Superfamily Eriophyoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) is tiny haplodiploid mites and strictly phytophagous, making galls, forming nests and living freely on plants.

During the present study a survey of eriophyoid mites associated with plants of the family Moraceae from Egypt was studied.

The results indicated that eight eriophyoid species were collected.

These are, two species were belonging to family Diptilomiopidae and the remaining six to family Eriophyidae.

They were Diptilomiopus ficus Attiah, 1967 and Rhyncaphytoptus ficifoliae Keifer, 1939 (family: Diptilomiopidae) and Aceria fica (Cotté, 1920); Aceria benghalensis (Soliman and Abou– Awad, 1977), Aceria sycamori (Soliman and Abou–Awad, 1977); Neotegonotus sycamori Abou–Awad, 1984, Tegolophus niloticus Abou–Awad, 1984 and Aceria mori (Keifer, 1939) (family: Eriophyidae).

Redescription of these eight species (different stages) are presented and illustrated based on females, males and immature stages.

A key to eriophyoid mite species associated with family Moraceae in Egypt is provided.