| abstract | Six new species of Aceosejid mites are described and figured: Lasioseius (Lasioseius) allii from onion bulbs imported from South Africa to New York; L. (Paragarmania) helvetius from pear bark, Lausanne, Switzerland; L. (P.) bakeri from dried prunes and peaches imported to California from Chile, and on cantaloupe fruit imported to Arizona from Mexico; Garmania curtipilis from sorghum imported t Texas from Mexico; G. longipilis from cativo logs imported to North Carolina from Costa Rica; and G. utahensis from decayed tomato fruits in Utah. A short diagnosis is given for each species. |