Mites belonging to the family Cunaxidae are potential predators of harmfull mites and insects. During a survey on predatory mites associated with vegetable crops in North Kerala yielded a new species of cunaxid mite under the genus Cunaxa viz., Cunaxa soansi sp.nov is described and illustrated. It was collected from Manihot esculenta leaves infested with Tetranychus neocalidonicus.

Predatory mite, Prostigmata, Cunaxidae, Cunaxa, New species, Kerala.

Mites belonging to the family Cunaxidae are potential predators of harmfull mites and insects. During a survey on predatory mites associated with vegetable crops in North Kerala yielded a new species of cunaxid mite under the genus Cunaxa viz., Cunaxa soansi sp.nov is described and illustrated. It was collected from Manihot esculenta leaves infested with Tetranychus neocalidonicus.

M. P. Rahul, Mary Anithalatha Sadanandan and P. P. Santhosh (2017). A new species of predatory mite (Prostigmata: Cunaxidae: Cunaxa) from Kerala, India , Biological Forum – An International Journal 9(1): 07-09.