title: Two new species of Rhodacaridae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Egypt and a key to the species of the family from the Mediterranean region.
abstract: Two species of rhodacarid mites, Multidentorhodacarus aegypticus n. sp. and Protogamasellopsis zaheri n. sp., are de- scribed from adult females and males collected from soil and litter in Egypt. A key to identify the species of Rhodacaridae reported from the Mediterranean region is provided.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, ESALQ-Universidade de Sao Paulo, 13418-900 Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. rehamaboshnaf@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Reham I A
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Abo-Shnaf
authors.forename: Raphael C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Castilho
authors.forename: Gilberto J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: De Moraes
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity