DESCRIPTIONS OF SIX NEW SPECIES OF GARMANIA NESBITT AND LASIOSEIUS BERLESE (ACARINA: ACEOSEJIDAE)

Abstract

Six new species of aceosejid mites are described and figured: Lasioseius (Lasioseius) allii from onion bulbs imported from South Africa to New York; L. (Paragarmania) helvetius from pear bark, Lausanne, Switzerland; L. (P.) bakeri from dried prunes and peaches imported to California from Chile, and on cantaloupe fruit imported to Arizona from Mexico; Garmania curtipilis from sorghum imported to Texas from Mexico; G. longipilis from cativo logs imported to North Carolina from Costa Rica; and G. utahensis from decayed tomato fruits in Utah. A short diagnosis is given for each species.