title: Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Morocco: new records, descriptions of five new species, re-descriptions of two species, and key for identification.
abstract: The family Phytoseiidae includes more than 2,300 species distributed all over the world. However despite the huge numbers of faunistic surveys carried out for more than 60 years, the fauna of some countries and particular ecosystems remain little explored. This paper reports results of surveys carried out in various regions of Morocco (from Sahara to Atlantic and Mediteranean coasts) in 2002 and 2003. A total of 43 species was found. Among them 19 are new for the Moroccan fauna and five are new to science. This paper provides the descriptions of these five new species, Neoseiulus thymeleae, Transeius audeae, Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) ballotae, T. (T.) leclanti, T. (T.) mazarii, and re-descriptions of two species (Typhlodromus (T.) setubali and Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) clairathiasae. A key to females of the 52 species now known from Morocco is given.
authors.affiliation: Montpellier SupAgro, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations INRA/ IRD/ CIRAD/ SupAgro, 755 Avenue du Campus International Agropolis (Baillarguet), CS 30 016, 34 988 Montferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France.; Email: marie-stephane.tixier@supagro.fr.
authors.forename: Marie-Stephane
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tixier
authors.affiliation: Université Moulay Ismaïl, Faculté des Sciences, BP 11 201, Zitoune, Meknès, Morocco.; Email: allamlatifa@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Latifa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Allam
authors.affiliation: Montpellier SupAgro, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations INRA/ IRD/ CIRAD/ SupAgro, 755 Avenue du Campus International Agropolis (Baillarguet), CS 30 016, 34 988 Montferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France.; Email: martial.douin@supagro.fr.
authors.forename: Martial
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Douin
authors.affiliation: Montpellier SupAgro, Unité Mixte de Recherche Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations INRA/ IRD/ CIRAD/ SupAgro, 755 Avenue du Campus International Agropolis (Baillarguet), CS 30 016, 34 988 Montferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France.; Email: serge.kreiter@supagro.fr.
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kreiter
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009018:Morocco; D009929:Organ Size