A DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES (HYPOPI) OF THE GENUS ACOTYLEDON (ACARIFORMES: ACARIDAE) FROM PAKISTAN

About authors:

М. Ashfaq, Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan
М. Sarwar, Plant Protection Services, 26/E.B., Arifwala, Punjab 57130 Pakistan
A. Parvez, Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, 38040 Pakistan

Annotation:

Two new species of the genus Acotyledon (.A.privus sp.n. and A.embio sp.n.) are collected and described by hypopi from Pakistan. A comprehen-sive identification key, illustrations of the body parts, phenograms of the similarity matrix of all species of Acotyledon known from Pakistan are presented. The data on the geographical distribution are also given.

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