Brevipalpus olearius Sayed, 1950

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Brevipalpus olearius Sayed, 1950 .

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Brevipalpus olearius Sayed, 1950: 1018 .

Material examined: 2 females ex Olea europea L.( Oleaceae ) EGYPT: Qalubia province, Moshtohor village, 30 ◦ 21'18"N, 31 ◦ 13'30"E, 19 May 2012, coll. A.M. Halawa; 2 females ex Olea europea L.( Oleaceae ) EGYPT: Giza province, Dokki, 30 ◦ 02'6"N, 31 ◦ 13'30"E, 17 October 2012, coll. A.M. Halawa.; 1 female ex Olea europea L.( Oleaceae ) EGYPT: El- Sharkia province, Enshas, 30 ◦ 23'6"N, 31 ◦ 27'18"E, 13 June, coll. M.M. Fawzy.

Remark. The holotype of Brevipalpus olearius was found on Olea europea L in Egypt by Sayed (1950). Specimens collected in this study were compared with the holotype deposited at Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt.

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FIGURE 4. Dorsal idiosoma, A. Brevipalpus californicus; B. Brevipalpus olearius after Zaher (1984), C. Brevipalpus lewisi after Attiah (1956).