Hypoaspis solimani n. sp. was collected from compost from the farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. Morphological characters of the different stages are described, illustrated and a key to the Egyptian species of Hypoaspis presented. H. solimani sp. n. was successfully reared on larvae of house fly, Musca domestica L. and vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster Morgan, and the two soil fungi, Macrophomina phaseoli and Fusarium oxysporum. The two kinds of prey proved to be the favoured diet, accelerating development and increasing female longevity and fecundity.
