Neoseiulus tervus Meshkov, 1994

CălugărK, Adina, StathakisK, Theodoros & Papadoulis, Georgios Th., 2023, Predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (Romania), Acarologia 63 (1), pp. 58-66 : 63

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.24349/w9fc-x845
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scientific name	Neoseiulus tervus Meshkov, 1994
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Material examined — Sarinasuf, sunflower crop (07 June 2017) 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 1PN leg. Ivan,

ICBI ; Murighiol, meadow (06 June 2017) 1 ♂ leg. Ivan, ICBI.

Length of setae — j1 16, j3 20, j4 6, j5 6, j6 8, J2 8, J5 8, z2 16, z4 16, z5 4, Z1 16, Z4 46,

Z5 65, s4 30, S2 21, S4 14, S5 10, r3 18, R 1 18.

World distribution — Southwestern Russia – Samara ( Demite et al. 2022) and Romania (this study).

Hosts / Substrates — Unidentified plant family: herb; Poaceae : Grass; soil ( Demite et al. 2022).

Remarks — So far, N. tervus was identified only from two neighbouring countries. It seems to be a rare species, being found only in meadows and crops as few specimens. Morphological characters of the examined specimens generally fit with those of the original description.