New species of mites of the family Tydeidae (Acarina: Prostigmata) collected from unsprayed apple trees in Ireland

Three new species of the genus Tydeus (Acarina: Tydeidae) are described and illustrated. These species were named Tydeus injlalus, Tydeus paratauricus and Tydells parajibra. All were found on twigs and bark of unsprayed apple trees at Belfield, Co. Dublin.