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Mites (Acari) on Medicinal Plants in South Bengal, India
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The present paper reports the occurrence of 120 species of mites, including both phytophagous and predatory groups, under 44 genera and 15 families infesting 158 species of medicinal plants from South Bengal, India. This communication provides the collection data, host/habitat records, economic importance, if any, and keys to various taxonomic categories. This includes 9 species, all under Tenuipalpidae, 2 species under Phytoseiidae, 3 species under Cunaxidae and 1 genus under Tetranychidae which are being reported here for the ô€irst time from India. A host-mite catalogue is also appended.
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Medicinal Plants, Mites, South Bengal, India, New Reports.
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