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.