First record of the mite family Teneriffiidae (Prostigmata: Anystoidea) from Saudi Arabia with the description of a new species

Abstract

The family Teneriffiidae Thor is reported for the first time from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species of the genus Parateneriffia Thor, P. abhaensis n. sp. The specimens of new species were found in soil litter and leaf debris collected from Southwestern Region (Abha) of Saudi Arabia.