Two new predatory mites (Acari: Bdellidae, Phytoseiidae) collected from medicinal plants in West Bengal, India

Two new species of predatory mites, one each of Bdellodes Oudemans (Fam. Bdellidae) and Phytoseius Ribaga (Fam. Phytoseiidae) recorded for the first time from two medicinal plants viz. Ambroma augusta (L.) L.f. (Fam. Sterculiaceae) and Clerodendrum viscosum Vent (Fam. Verbenaceae), respectively, are described in this paper.