INCIDENCE OF MITES INHABITING STORED ONION BULBS IN EGYPT, WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS Lasioseius berlese (ACARI: GAMASINA)

Survey conducted recently in Egypt indicated the presence of 12 mite species associated with stored onion bulbs, Allium cepa L.. The frequencies of these species occurrence were: Rhizoglyphus echinopus (70%), Lasioseius bispinosus (65%), Kleemannia plumosus (40%), Cheyletus malaccensis (35%), Macrocheles africanus (35%), Proctolaelaps aegyptica (30%) , Tyrophagus putrescentiae (25%), Dendrolaelaps aegypticus (20%), Cheletomorpha lepidopterorum (15%); Sancassania berlesei (15%), Lasioseius neocepa n.sp. (10%) and Parasitus sp. (5%). Dominance of the identified species was given . The new mite species L. neocepa n.sp. is described and illustrated.