Pas. Olivier et Pd. Theron, THE GENUS BENOINYSSUS FAIN (ACARI, EUPODIDAE) FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 5 NEW SPECIES, African entomology, 5(2), 1997, pp. 301-318
The genus Benoinyssus is diagnosed and additional morphological featur
es are identified. Eupodes ereynetoides Strandtmann & Prasse and E. mo
meni Abou-Awad are transferred to Benoinyssus, Five new species, B. se
rratus, B. ornatus, B. falcatus, B. pusillus and B. celatus, are descr
ibed and illustrated. An identification key to the eight species of Be
noinyssus is provided.