A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS KAMPIMODROMUS (PARASITIFORMES, PHYTOSEIIDAE) FROM UKRAINE AND MOLDOVA

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A new species of phytoseiid mites, Kampimo-dromus corylosus sp.ti. (Parasitiformes, Phytosei-idae), is described. A description is based on mate-rial from different regions of Ukraine and Moldo-va. It is closely related to K.aberrans Nesbitt, 1951, and is distinguishable from the latter by presence of a pair of dorsal pores is, closely placed anal pores, different form of ventrianal shield in females, larg-er number of denticules on Df of female chelicerae, relative length of some setae and other features.

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