title: The genus Paraplonobia Wainstein and Neopetrobia Wainstein (Acari, Trombidiformes, Tetranychidae) from Saudi Arabia: new species, new records and key to the world species of Paraplonobia.
abstract: The two tetranychid genera Paraplonobia Wainstein and Neopetrobia Wainstein (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae) are reported for the first time from Saudi Arabia. Three new species Paraplonobia (Anaplonobia) arabica Mirza & Alatawi, sp. n., Paraplonobia (Anaplonobia) haloxylonia Alatawi & Mirza, sp. n. and Paraplonobia (Anaplonobia) tabukensis Kamran & Alatawi, sp. n. are described and illustrated based on adult females, collected from Prosopis juliflora (SW.) Dc. (Fabaceae) and Haloxylon salicornicum Bunge (Amaranthaceae) from two different regions of Saudi Arabia. Neopetrobia mcgregori (Pritchard and Baker) is redescribed and illustrated based on female collected from Cynodon dactylon L. (Poaceae).The diagnostic morphological features including leg chaetotaxy of all known species of the subgenus Anaplonobia is tabulated. A key to the world species of the genus Paraplonobia is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Acarology Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, 11451, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamran
authors.affiliation: Acarology Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, 11451, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Jawwad Hassan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.affiliation: Acarology Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, 11451, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Fahad Jaber
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Alatawi
keywords: Hystrichonychini; Prosopis; arabica; haloxylonia; tabukensis