TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - New records and taxonomic notes on the genus Mediolata Canestrini (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Greece
VL  - 65
IS  - 4
SP  - 1136
EP  - 1157
PY  - 2025
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Stathakis, Theodoros I.
AU  - Kapaxidi, Eleftheria V.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/jgnq-xm2y
DO  - 10.24349/jgnq-xm2y
DA  - 2025-11-14
ET  - 2025-11-14
KW  - Raphignathoidea
KW  - predatory mites
KW  - Greek fauna
KW  - taxonomy
AB  - The genus Mediolata Canestrini (Raphignathoidea: Stigmaeidae), comprising predominantly predatory mites, is recorded from Greece for the first time. This study reports the presence of four species—Mediolata pini Canestrini, M. polinae Kuznetsov, M. aegyptiaca (Zaher & Soliman), and M. granaria González-Rodríguez—collected from a wide range of habitats and host plants across the country. Detailed redescriptions are provided for each species, along with distribution data and ecological notes. Taxonomic inconsistencies in prior literature, including misidentifications and synonymies, are discussed. Additionally, a revised key to all valid adult species of the genus Mediolata is presented
ER -