TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - A new species of Proprioseiopsis (Mesostigmata, Phytoseiidae), with a dichotomous key to reported species from Egypt VL - 62 IS - 2 SP - 352 EP - 358 PY - 2022 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Abo-Shnaf, Reham AU - Zaki, Ayman Y. UR - https://doi.org/10.24349/inzn-l21b DO - 10.24349/inzn-l21b DA - 2022-03-25 ET - 2022-03-25 KW - predators KW - systematics KW - morphology KW - ornamental plants KW - biological control AB - This paper deals with the description of Proprioseiopsis salviae n. sp. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) on the basis of adult females and male. The new mite species was collected from the soil underneath some ornamental plants, at Orman Botanical Garden, Giza governorate, Egypt. Mites were extracted using Modified Tullgren funnel and mounted on microscope glass-slides on Hoyer’s medium for identification. A key to the identification of Egyptian species of Proprioseiopsis is provided. ER -