title: A new species of predaceous mite of the genus Neoseiulus Hughes (Acari, Phytoseiidae), with redescriptions of N. magnanalis (Thor) and N. ellesmerei (Chant & Hansell), from Svalbard, High Arctic.
abstract: A new species of phytoseiid mite of the genus Neoseiulus (Acari, Phytoseiidae) found in Svalbard is described and illustrated. Redescriptions, drawings, measurements, and diagnosis of two related species, N. magnanalis (Thor) and N. ellesmerei (Chant & Hansell) are given. A neotype is designated for N. magnanalis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Bogdan Khmelnitsky str. 15, 01601 Kiev-30, GSP, Ukraine; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Leonid A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kolodochka
authors.affiliation: University of Life Sciences, Department of Forest Protection, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625 Poznan, Poland.; Email: dagwiazd@up.poznan.pl.
authors.forename: Dariusz J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gwiazdowicz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001110:Arctic Regions; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D011235:Predatory Behavior; D013045:Species Specificity