Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Description of a new species of Phyllocoptruta(Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Azadirachta indicafrom West Bengal, India

Authors
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya,Mohanpur-741252, Nadia, West Bengal, India;
10.22073/pja.v4i3.13221
Abstract
A new species, Phyllocoptruta neemae sp. nov. of the family Eriophyidae was found on both surface of leaves of Azadirachta indica Juss (Meliaceae), and described and illustrated from specimens collected at Kalyani, West Bengal, India. This is the third eriophyoid mite species described from A. indica in India. The key of the Indian Phyllocoptruta species was given.
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