Mite infestation in Drosophila cultures and description of a new mite species of the genus Proctolaelaps BERLESE with notes on its control in the laboratory (Acarina, Parasitiformes)

Several species of the genus Proctolaelaps Berl. infest cultures of different species of Drosophila Fall. When mite infestations increase population of flies crash. A new species of Proctolaelaps was found in a Drosophila culture at the University of Leeds. The new species is described and documented by differential features and figures.