Description of two new species of Tarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from India

• DOI: 10.11158/saa.30.3.4
• Publication Date: 2025-03-14T01:26:43Z
• Authors: Sandipan Kayal; Soumita Bera; Krishna Karmakar

Two new tarsonemid species belonging to the genus Tarsonemus Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877 namely Tarsonemus parijatae Karmakar & Kayal sp. nov. and Tarsonemus parulae Karmakar & Kayal sp. nov. are described from specimens collected on leaves of Night Flowering Jasmine, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. (Oleaceae) and African Tulip Tree, Spathodea campanulata P.Beauv. (Bigoniaceae) from Chinsurah, West Bengal and Bengaluru, Karnataka respectively.