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Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese 1887) Seiulus degenerans Berlese, 1887: 9. Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese) Berlese, 1921: 95. Amblyseius (Iphiseius) degenerans (Berlese) Muma, 1961: 288. Iphiseius (Iphiseius) degenerans (Berlese) Prichard and Baker, 1962: 299. Iphiseius degenerans Moraes et al., 2004: 92; Chant and McMurtry, 2007: 123. Distribution — Algeria, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, China (Hong-Kong), Congo, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Madeira Islands, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Rwanda, South-Africa, Tanzania, Turkey, Yemen, Zaire and Zimbabwe (Demite et al. 2016). Material examined — Sfax: Cap Bon: Beni Kalled (36°36’44.77"N, 10°31’30.72"E), April 2010, 7 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂, and June 2011, 3 ♀♀. Note — this species has a wide distribution in Africa and around the Mediterranean Sea on a great variety of plants (McMurtry 1977; Papaioannou et al. 1994; Swirski and Amitai 1997; Grissa-Lebdi 2003; Sahraoui et al. 2012). It is used for the biological control of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Vantornhout et al. 2005) and spider mites in greenhouses (Vantornhout et al. 2004)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 239, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Berlese A. 1887 - Acari, Myriopoda and Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta - Tipografia del Seminario, Padova 6 (54): 7 - 9.","Berlese A. 1921 - Acari, Myriopoda et Pseudoscorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta. I. Indice sinonimico dei generi e delle specie illustrate nei fascicoli 1 a 101 - Redia 14: 77 - 105.","Muma M. H. 1961 - Subfamilies, genera, and species of Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) - Fla. St. Mus. Bull. 5: 267 - 302.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp.","McMurtry J. A. 1977 - Some predaceous mites (Phytoseiidae) on citrus in the Mediterranean region - Entomophaga 22: 19 - 30.","Grissa-Lebdi K. 2003 - Etude eco-demographique des acariens phytophages, Tetranychus urticae, Panonychus ulmi, Eotetranychus pruni et du predateur, Neoseiulus californicus (Acari, Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae) et lutte biologique en vergers de pommiers - These de Doctorat d'Etat en Sciences Agronomiques, INAT, 278 pp.","Sahraoui H., Lebdi Grissa K., Kreiter S., Douin M., Tixier M. - S. 2012 - Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Tunisian Citrus orchards - Acarologia 52: 433 - 452. doi: 10.1051 / acarologia / 20122072","Vantornhout I., Minnaert H. L., Tirry L., Clercq P. de 2005 - Infuence of diet on life table parameters of Iphiseius degenerans - Exp. Appl. Acarol. 35: 183 - 195. doi: 10.1007 / s 10493 - 004 - 3940 - x","Vantornhout I., Minnaert H. L., Tirry L., Clercq P. de 2004 - Effect of pollen, natural prey and factitious prey on the development of Iphiseius degenerans - BioControl 49: 627 - 644."]}

Aceria olea (Nalepa 1900) Eriophyes oleae Nalepa, 1900: 154. Phytoptus oleae (Nalepa), 1905: 139-140. Aceria oleae (Nalepa) Hatzinikolis, 1986: 49-54. Common name — olive bud mite. Distribution — Aceria oleae is recorded from Algeria, Egypt, Greece, Libya, Marocco, Span, Iran Italy, Portugal, U.S. A and South Africa (Vacante 2016). Material examined — Sfax: Aouled Msallem (34°58’21.97"N, 10°47’20.72"E), April 2008, 59 ♀♀ and 8 immatures; Hageb (34°42’16.50"N, 10°39’18.97"E), April 2008, 82 ♀♀ and 23 ♂♂; Taous (34°56’02.88"N, 10°36’52.77"E), April 2008, 41 ♀♀ and 12 ♂♂; Ltayfa (34°44’58.23"N, 10°11’39.67"E), April 2008, 67 ♀♀ and 33 ♂♂; Jbenyana (35°03’14.28"N, 10°55’46.63"E), April 2011, 29 ♀♀ and 23 immatures. Karkennah: Sidi Yousef (34°39’30.27"N, 10°59’42.70"E), June 2009, 38 ♀♀ and 7 ♂♂; Aouled Yaneg (34°40’22.19"N, 11°08’15.07"E), June 2009, 56 ♀♀, 23 ♂♂ and 18 immatures; Ramla (34°43’17.06"N, 11°12’34.35"E), June 2009, 42 ♀♀ and 10 ♂♂; Mellita (34°39’24.43"N, 11°1’59.42"E), June 2009, 23 ♀♀ and 13 ♂♂; Ataya (34°44’26.25"N, 11°18’8.47"E), May 2011, 12 ♀♀ and 21 ♂♂. Gafsa: Oasis Gafsa (34°24’55.53"N, 8°44’42.69"E), April 2008, 29 ♀♀ and 5 ♂♂; Guetar (34°20’16.39"N, 8°54’55.85"E), April 2008, 64 ♀♀ and 55 ♂♂; Bou Omran (34°21’38.47"N, 9°8’16.61"E), April 2008, 23 ♀♀ and 14 ♂♂; Bou Saad (34°21’57.24"N, 9°9’48.46"E), April 2008, 13 ♀♀ and 8 ♂♂. Cap Bon: Grambalia (36°36’46.35"N, 10°31’30.59"E), 8 ♀♀ and 13 ♂♂, February 2010, 7 ♀♀; Beni Kalled (36°36’44.77"N, 10°31’30.72"E), February 2010, 30 ♀♀. Sidi Bouzid: Regueb (34°50’26.08"N, 9°47’49.20"E), May 2009, 12 ♀♀ and 26 ♂♂; Sidi Bouzid (35°02’03.70"N, 9°25’24.77"E), May 2009, 38 ♀♀ and 16 ♂♂. Note — This species is a pest of olive trees in the Mediterranean area and is especially injurious to young trees (Elhadi and Birger 1999) and in nurseries. It causes leaf and fruit deformation, and seriously reduces the amount and quality of olives and oils. In Tunisia, the pest is very common in all olivegrowing localities and it reaches very high population densities. It is often found associated with O. maxwelli., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 236, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Nalepa A. 1900 - Zur Kenntniss der Gattung Eriophyes Sieb - Nal. Denkschr. Kais. Akad, Wissen., Math. Naturw. Kl. Wien 68: 201 - 218.","Hatzinikolis E. N. 1986 - Contribution to the description, record and onomatology of Aceria oleae (Nalepa, 1900) (Acari: Eriophyidae) - Entomologia Hellenica 4 (2): 49 - 54.","Vacante V. 2016 - The handbook of mites of economic plants: Identification, bio-ecology and control - Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI), Oxfordshire, UK. 890 pp.","Elhadi F., Birger R. 1999 - A New Approach to the Control of the Olive Mite Aceria (Eriophyes) oleae Nalepa in Olive Trees - III International Symposium on Olive Growing. Cordoba, Spain. Acta Hortic. 474: 555 - 557."]}

Family: Tenuipalpidae False spider mites are smaller than Tetranychidae dorsoventrally flat and slow moving. Only two species have been reported on olive trees in Tunisian orchards, belonging to the same genus (Brevipalpus) (Pegazzano and Castagnoli 1972). Symptoms appear generally as small white spots on the leaves and in case of heavy infestations can result in desiccation and leaf drop (Pegazzano and Castagnoli 1972)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 237, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Pegazzano F., Castagnoli M. 1972 - Brevipalpus olivicola sp. n. (Acarina, Tenuipalpidae). Description and notes on its biology - Redia 53: 139 - 149."]}

Phytoseius finitimus Ribaga 1904 Phytoseius finitimus Ribaga, 1904: 178. Phytoseius (Dubininellus) finitimus Wainstein, 1959: 1365. Phytoseius (Pennaseius) finitimus Pritchard and Baker, 1962: 223. Pennaseius finitimus Schuster and Pritchard, 1963: 279. Phytoseius (Phytoseius) finitimus Denmark, 1966: 16. Phytoseius finitimus Chant, 1959: 108; Moraes et al., 2004: 252; Chant and McMurtry, 2007: 129. Material examined — Karkennah: Sidi Yousef (34°39’30.27"N, 10°59’42.70"E), April 2011, 8 ♀♀; Aouled Yaneg (34°40’22.19"N, 11°08’15.07"E), March 2010, 5 ♀♀; Sidi Bouzid: Regueb (34°50’26.08"N, 9°47’49.20"E), May 2009, 4 ♀♀ and 1 ♂. Distribution — Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Montenegro, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and USA (Demite et al. 2016). Note — Some confusion between Phytoseius finitimus and P. plumifer existed in literature (Duso and Fontana 2002). This species is reported in Mediterranean basin and has been observed in vineyards (Minarro and Kreiter 2012). Phytoseius finitimus is a natural enemy of Panonychus ulmi (Koch) (Duso and Moretto 1994), and eriophyid mites: Aceria ficus (Rasmy and El-Banhawy 1974), it can also feed on pollen (Rasmy and El-Banhawy 1975)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 241, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Ribaga C. 1904 - Gamasidi planticoli - Riv. Patol. Veg. 10: 175 - 178.","Wainstein B. A. 1959 - New subgenus and species of the genus Phytoseius Ribaga, 1902 (Phytoseiidae: Parasitiformes) - Zool. Zh. 38: 1361 - 1365.","Schuster R. O., Pritchard A. E. 1963 - Phytoseiid mites of California - Hilgardia 34: 191 - 285.","Denmark H. A. 1966. - Revision of the genus Phytoseius Ribaga, 1904 (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) - Fla. Dept. Agric. Div. Plant Industry Bull., 6: 1 - 105.","Chant D. A. 1959 - Phytoseiid mites. Part I. Bionomics of seven species in southeastern England. Part II. A taxonomic review of the family Phytoseiidae, with descriptions of 38 new species - Can. Entomol. 91, suppl. 12: 1 - 166.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp.","Duso C., Fontana P. 2002 - On the identity of Phytoseius plumifer (Canestrini & Fanzago, 1876) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Acarologia 42: 127 - 136.","Mi-arro M. & Kreiter S. 2012 - Fitoseidos en los vinedos de la denominacion Vino de Calidad de Cangas (Asturias) - Boletinde Sanidad Vegetal, Plagas, 38: 73 - 82.","Duso C., Moretto S. 1994 - Osservazioni preliminari sui comportamento dell'acaro predatore Phytoseius plumifer (Can. et Fanz.) - Mem. Soc. Entomol. It., 72: 533 - 540.","Rasmy A. H., El-Banhawy E. M. 1974 - The phytoseiid mite, Phytoseius plumifer as a predator of the eriophid mite, Aceria ficus (Acarina) - Entomophaga 19: 427 - 430.","Rasmy A. H., El-Banhawy E. M. 1975 - Biology and predatory efficincy of two phytoseiid mites as affected by long term pollen feeding - Entomophaga 20: 93 - 95."]}

Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot 1957 Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, 1957: 347. Phytoseiulus riegeli Dosse, 1958: 48. Typhlodromus persimilis Hirschmann, 1962: 75. Phytoseiulus (Phytoseiulus) persimilis Wainstein, 1962: 17. Phytoseiulus persimilis Chant, 1959: 109; Moraes et al., 2004: 169; Chant and McMurtry, 2007: 53. Distribution — Algeria, Australia, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Lybia, Morocco, New Caledonia, Peru, Reunion Island, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela, and USA (Demite et al. 2016). Material examined — Sfax: Karkennah: Sidi Yousef (34°39’30.27"N, 10°59’42.70"E), March 2010, 3 ♀♀ and 1 ♂; May 2011, 5 ♀♀; Sidi Bouzid, Regueb (34°50’26.08"N, 9°47’49.20"E), May 2009, 4 ♀♀. Note — This species has been reported on a wide range of plants, essentially on herbaceous plants. It is reared and sold by several bio-factories in the world (Tixier et al. 2013). It is a very efficient natural enemy of T. urticae especially in greenhouses (Van Lenteren and Woets 1988)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on pages 240-241, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Athias-Henriot C. 1957 - Phytoseiidae et Aceosejidae d'Algerie I. Genres Blattisocius Kegan. Iphiseius Berlese, Amblyseius Berlese, Phytoseius Ribaga, Phytoseiulus Evans - Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. N. 48: 319 - 352 [in French].","Dosse G. 1958 - Uber einige neue Raubmilbenarten - Pflanzenschutz Berichte 21: 44 - 61.","Hirschmann W. 1962 - Gangsystematik der Parasitiformes. Acarologie Schriftenreihe fur Vergleichende Milbenkunde - Hirschmann-Verlag, Furth / bay 5 (5 - 6): 80.","Wainstein B. A. 1962 - Revision du genre Typhlodromus Scheuten, 1857 et systematique de la famille des Phytoseiidae (Berlese 1916) (Acarina: Parasitiformes) - Acarologia 4: 5 - 30.","Chant D. A. 1959 - Phytoseiid mites. Part I. Bionomics of seven species in southeastern England. Part II. A taxonomic review of the family Phytoseiidae, with descriptions of 38 new species - Can. Entomol. 91, suppl. 12: 1 - 166.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp.","Tixier M. - S., Baldassar A., Duso C., Kreiter S. 2013 - Phytoseiidae in European grape (Vitis vinifera L.): bio-ecological aspects and keys to species (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Zootaxa 3721 (2): 101 - 142.","Van Lenteren J. C., Woets J. 1988 - Biological and integrated pest control in greenhouses - Annu. Rev. Entomol. 33: 239 - 269."]}

Tribe Phytoseiulini Chant & McMurtry Phytoseiulini Chant and McMurtry, 2006: 7; 2007: 53.

Tribe Kampimodromini Kolodochka Kampimodromini Kolodochka, 1998: 59; Chant and McMurtry, 2007: 3., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 239, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Kolodochka L. A. 1998 - Two new tribes and the main results of a revision of Paleartic phytoseiid mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) with the family system concept - Vestn. Zool. 32: 51 - 63 [in Russian].","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp."]}

Tribe Phytoseiulini Chant & McMurtry Phytoseiulini Chant and McMurtry, 2006: 7; 2007: 53., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 240, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2006 - A review of subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part IX. An overview - Int. J. Acarol. 32: 1 - 27.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp."]}

Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans 1915) Seiulus finlandicus Oudemans, 1915: 183. Typhlodromus pruni Oudemans, 1929: 32-33. Distribution — Algeria; Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium; Byelorussia; Canada; Caucasus region; China; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark, England; Finland; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iran; Israel; Italy; Japan; Kazakhstan Latvia; Mexico; Moldova; Montenegro; Nicaragua; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Slovakia; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Netherlands; Turkey; Ukraine and USA (Demite et al. 2016). Material examined — Karkennah: Sidi Yousef (34°39’30.27"N, 10°59’42.70"E), March 2011, 4 ♀♀ and 1 ♂. Note — As most species of the genus Euseius, this species also develops on pollen. It was collected on a wide range of plants, generally on deciduous plants (Tixier et al. 2013)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 239, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Oudemans A. C. 1915 - Acarologische Aanteekeningen - LVI. Entomologische Berichten, 4: 180 - 188.","Oudemans A. C. 1929 - Acarologische Aanteekeningen - XCIX. Entomologische Berichten 8: 11 - 20.","Tixier M. - S., Baldassar A., Duso C., Kreiter S. 2013 - Phytoseiidae in European grape (Vitis vinifera L.): bio-ecological aspects and keys to species (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Zootaxa 3721 (2): 101 - 142."]}

Kampimodromus aberrans (Oudemans 1930) Typhlodromus aberrans Oudemans, 1930: 48. Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) aberrans Beglyarov, 1957: 373. Amblyseius aberrans Athias-Henriot, 1958b: 36. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) aberrans Chant, 1959: 101. Paradromus aberrans Muma, 1961: 286. Amblyseius (Kampimodromus) aberrans Pritchard and Baker, 1962: 294; Wainstein, 1962: 14. Amblyseius (Amblyseius) aberrans Tseng, 1976: 108. Kampimodromus aberrans [sic] Kolodochka, 1978 and 1998: 77. Kampimodromus (Kampimodromus) aberrans Karg, 1983: 305. Kampimodromus aberrans Moraes et al., 2004: 93; Chant and McMurtry, 2007: 37. Distribution — Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Canada, Caucasus Region, Czech Republic, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and USA (Demite et al. 2016). Material examined — Sfax: Karkennah: Sidi Yousef (34°39’30.27"N, 10°59’42.70"E), May 2008, 5 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ and April 2010, 3 ♀♀; Cap Bon: Grambalia (36°36’46.35"N, 10°31’30.59"E), April 2010, 8 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂ on Koroneiki and Arbequina varieties; Beni Kalled (36°36’44.77" N, 10°31’30.72"E), April 2010, 3 ♀♀, and May 2011, 4 ♀♀ on Chetoui variety. Note — Kampimodromus aberrans is a very common species in Europe and in North-Africa. It was recorded from uncultivated plants and crops as apple and vineyards (Duso 1992; Ragusa and Tsolakis 1996; Schausberger 1997; Kreiter et al. 2000, 2002a; Tixier et al. 2002, 2003)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 240, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Oudemans A. C. 1930 - Acarologische Aanteekeningen - CI. Entomol. Berich. 8: 48 - 53.","Beglyarov G. A. 1957 - Effect of DDT on the abundance of tetranychid mites and their predators - Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 36: 370 - 385.","Athias-Henriot C. 1958 b - Phytoseiidae et Aceosejidae (Acarina, Gamasina) d'Algerie. II. Phytoseiidae: cle des genres, genres Amblyseius Berlese (suite) et Seiulus Berlese - Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. N. 49: 23 - 43 [in French].","Chant D. A. 1959 - Phytoseiid mites. Part I. Bionomics of seven species in southeastern England. Part II. A taxonomic review of the family Phytoseiidae, with descriptions of 38 new species - Can. Entomol. 91, suppl. 12: 1 - 166.","Muma M. H. 1961 - Subfamilies, genera, and species of Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) - Fla. St. Mus. Bull. 5: 267 - 302.","Wainstein B. A. 1962 - Revision du genre Typhlodromus Scheuten, 1857 et systematique de la famille des Phytoseiidae (Berlese 1916) (Acarina: Parasitiformes) - Acarologia 4: 5 - 30.","Tseng Y. H. 1976 - Systematics of the mite family Phytoseiidae from Taiwan, with a revised key to genera of the world (II) - J. Agric. Assoc. China, New Series, Taiwan 94: 85 - 128.","Kolodochka L. A. 1978 - Manual for the Identification of Plant-Inhabiting Phytoseiid mites - Akademii Nauk Ukrainian SSR, Instituta Zoologii, Naukova Dumka, Kiev, Ukraine 79 pp.","Kolodochka L. A. 1998 - Two new tribes and the main results of a revision of Paleartic phytoseiid mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) with the family system concept - Vestn. Zool. 32: 51 - 63 [in Russian].","Karg W. 1983 - Systematische untersuchung der Gattungen und Untergattungen der Raubmilben familie Phytoseiidae Berlese mit der beschreibung von 8 neuen Arten - Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berl. 59: 293 - 328.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp.","Duso C. 1992 - Role of Amblyseius aberrans (Oudemans), Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten and Amblyseius andersoni (Chant) (Acari, Phytoseiidae) in vineyards. III. Influence of the variety characteristics on the success of A. aberrans and T. pyri releases - J. Appl. Entomol. 114: 455 - 462. doi: 10.1111 / j. 1439 - 0418.1992. tb 01151. x","Ragusa S., Tsolakis H. 1996 - A survey of phytoseiid mites (Phytoseiidae) associated with various plants in Sicily - In: Proceedings Acarology IX, Columbus, Ohio (USA), Vol. 1 (Eds R. Mitchell, D. Horn, G. Needham, W. Welbourn.): 253 - 256.","Schausberger P. 1997 - Inter- and intraspecific predation on immaturesby adult females in Euseius finlandicus, Typhlodromus pyri and Kampimodromus aberrans (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Exp. Appl. Acarol. 21: 131 - 150.","Kreiter S., Tixier M. - S., Auger P., Weber M. 2000 - Phytoseiid mites of vineyards in France - Acarologia 41: 75 - 94","Kreiter S., Auger P., Lebdi Grissa K., Tixier M. - S., Chermiti B., Dali M. 2002 a - Plant inhabiting mites (Acari: Prostigmata, Mesostigmata) of some Northern Tunisian crops - Acarologia 42: 389 - 402.","Tixier M. - S., Kreiter S., Auger P. 2002 - Colonisation ofvineyards by Kampimodromus aberrans (Acari: Phytoseiidae): dispersal from surrounding plant habitats as indicated by RAPDmarker studies - Agric. Forest Entomol. 4: 255 - 264. doi: 10.1046 / j. 1461 - 9563.2002.00154. x","Tixier M. - S., Kreiter S., Allam L., Ouahbi A., Hmimina H. 2003 - Phytoseiid and tetranychid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of some Moroccan crops - Acarologia 43: 87 - 97."]}

Genus Bryobia Koch 1836 Bryobia Koch, 1836: 8-9; Pritchard and Baker, 1955: 14; Wainstein, 1960: 94; Tuttle and Baker, 1968: 4; Meyer, 1974: 13. Bryobia mites puncture the plant tissues with their long, stylet-like chelicerae. They are often found on leaves, but they can also be found on branches and twigs (Ros 2009). Only one species has been reported on olive trees: Bryobia attica from Greece (Hatzinikolis and Emmanouel 1990)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on pages 237-238, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Koch C. L. 1836 - Deutsche Crustacea, Myriopoda, Arachnida - Fasc. 1.","Pritchard A. E., Baker E. W. 1955 - A revision of the spider mite family Tetranychidae - Pacif. Coast. Entomol. Soc. Mem. 2: 1 - 472.","Wainstein B. A. 1960 - Tetranychoid mites of Kazakhstan (with revision of the family) - Kazakh. Akad. Selsk. nauk. Nauch. - Issled. Inst. Zash. Rast. Trudy 5: 1 - 276.","Tuttle D. M., Baker E. W. 1968 - Spider mites of Southwestern United States and a revision of the family Tetranychidae - Univ. Ariz. Press. 143 pp.","Ros V. I. D. 2009 - Evolutionary consequences of reproductive parasites in spider mites - Entomologische Berichten 70 (5): 154 - 161.","Hatzinikolis E. N., Emmanouel, N. G. 1990 - A new species, Bryobia attica (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Greece - Entomologia Hellenica 8: 47 - 51."]}

Phytoseiulus Evans Phytoseiulus Evans, 1952: 397; Chant and McMurtry, 2006: 17; 2007: 53. Phytoseiulus (Phytoseiulus) Wainstein, 1962: 18. Amblyseius (Phytoseiulus) Pritchard and Baker, 1962: 294. Mesoseiulus Gonzalez and Schuster, 1962: 18. Amblyseius (Mesoseiulus) Van der Merwe, 1968: 172., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 240, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Evans G. O. 1952 - On a new predatory mite of economic importance - Bull. Entomol. Res. 43: 397 - 401.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2006 - A review of subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part IX. An overview - Int. J. Acarol. 32: 1 - 27.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp.","Wainstein B. A. 1962 - Revision du genre Typhlodromus Scheuten, 1857 et systematique de la famille des Phytoseiidae (Berlese 1916) (Acarina: Parasitiformes) - Acarologia 4: 5 - 30.","Van der Merwe G. G. 1968 - A taxonomic study of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari) in South Africa with contributions to the biology of two species - Entomol. Mem., South Africa Dep. Agric. Techn. Serv. 18: 1 - 198."]}

Brevipalpus oleae Baker Brevipalpus oleae Baker, 1949: 361. Hystripalpus oleae Castagnoli and Pegazzano, 1979: 282. Distribution — Brevipalpus oleae is recorded from Greece, Italy, Morocco and Portugal (Castagnoli and Pegazzano 1986). Material examined — Gafsa: Bou Omran (34°21’38.47"N, 9°8’16.61"E), July 2008, 9 ♀♀ and 3 immatures; Bou Saad (34°21’57.24"N, 9°9’48.46"E), July 2008, 4 ♀♀ and 4 immatures and May 2009, 2 ♀♀ and 5 immatures. Note — this phytophagous mite is not considered as an important pest in Tunisia because of its limited area of distribution in this country. It attacks stems, leaves, inflorescences and fruits of olive trees., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 237, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Baker E. W. 1949 - The genus Brevipalpus (Acarina: Pseudoleptidae) - The American Midland Naturalist 42 (2): 350 - 402. doi: 10.2307 / 2422013","Castagnoli M., Pegazzano F. 1979 - Rassegna degli acari Tenuipalpidi dell'Olivo com descrizione di Hystripalpus rotai sp. nov. - Redia 62: 281 - 297.","Castagnoli M., Pegazzano F. 1986 - Acariens- In: Entomologie Oleicole, Traite, Y. Arambourg ed. - cons. Oleicole Int., Madrid: 303 - 336."]}

Euseius gallicus Kreiter and Tixier 2010 Euseius gallicus Kreiter and Tixier, 2010, in Tixier et al., 2010: 242. Distribution — France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey (Demite et al. 2016). Material examined — Karkennah: Sidi Yousef (34°39’30.27"N, 10°59’42.70"E), May 2008, 2 ♀♀ and 1 ♂; Aouled Yaneg (34°40’22.19"N, 11°08’15.07"E), April 2010, 4 ♀♀; Ramla (34°43’17.06"N, 11°12’34.35"E), April 2010, 5 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂. Note — Euseius gallicus recently described is quite frequent and certainly often misidentified previously as E. stipulatus. It is reported to eat on whiteflies and thrips. Euseius gallicus also feeds on pollen and on spider mites, tarsonemid mites and eggs of various insect pests (Pijnakker 2014)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 239, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Kreiter S., Tixier M. - S., Sahraoui H., Lebdi Grissa K., Ben Chaabane S., Chatti A., Chermiti B., Khoualdia O., Ksantini M. 2010 - Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Tunisia: Catalogue, biogeography and key for identification - Tun. J. Plant Prot. 5: 151 - 178.","Tixier M. - S., Kreiter S., Okassa M., Cheval B. 2010 - A new species of the genus Euseius Wainstein (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from France - J. Natur. Hist. 44: 241 - 254. doi: 10.1080 / 00222930903383529","Pijnakker J., De Souza A., Wackers F. 2014 - Euseius gallicus, a bodyguard for roses - Integrated Control in Protected Crops, Temperate Climate IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 102: 191 - 195"]}

Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) phialatus Athias-Henriot Typhlodromus phialatus Athias-Henriot, 1960 b: 100. Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) phialatus Moraes et al., 2004: 366; Chant and McMurtry, 2007: 157. Distribution — Algeria, Canary Islands, England, France, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Greece (Demite et al. 2016). Material examined — Cap Bon: Grambalia (36°36’46.35"N, 10°31’30.59"E), April 2009, 11 ♀♀ and 1 ♂, and April 2010, 5 ♀♀; Beni Kalled (36°36’44.77"N, 10°31’30.72"E), March 2010, 8 ♀♀. Note — This species was mainly observed on shrubs and trees. It is known to feed Panonychus citri and to consume pollen (Ferragut et al. 1992). It is considered an efficient predator of Panonychus citri (Ferragut et al. 1992)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 247, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Athias-Henriot C. 1960 a - Nouveaux Amblyseius d'Algerie - Acarologia 2: 288 - 299 [in French].","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp.","Ferragut F., Laborda R., Costa-Comelles J. 1992 - Feeding behaviour of Euseius stipulatus and Typhlodromus phialatus on the citrus red mite Panonychus citri (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) - Entomophaga, 37: 537 - 543. doi: 10.1007 / BF 02372323"]}

Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) exhilaratus Ragusa Typhlodromus exhilaratus Ragusa, 1977: 380. Typhlodromus exhilaratus exhilaratus Chant and Yoshida-Shaul, 1987:1795. Typhlodromus exhilaratus americanus Chant and Yoshida-Shau,l 1987: 1795. Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) exhilaratus Mores et al., 2004: 371; Chant and McMurtry 2007: 157. Distribution — France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia, USA (Demite et al. 2016). Material examined — Sfax: Hageb (34°42’16.50"N, 10°39’18.97"E), 30.04.2008, 16 ♀♀ and 1 ♂; Jbenyana (35°03’14.28"N, 10°55’46.63"E), April 2011, 13 ♀♀, 1 ♂ and immatures; Gafsa: Oasis Gafsa (34°24’55.53"N, 8°44’42.69"E), March 2008, 8 ♀♀; Guetar (34°20’16.39"N, 8°54’55.85"E), April 2008, 6 ♀♀ on Chemchali; Cap Bon: Beni Kalled (36°36’44.77"N, 10°31’30.72"E), April 2009, 17 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂, and March 2010, 8 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂; Sidi Bouzid: Regueb (34°50’26.08"N, 9°47’49.20"E) March 2008, 13 ♀♀ and 1 ♂, and April 2010, 15 ♀♀ on Chemlali variety. Note — This species was mainly reported from Mediterranean countries, essentially on shrubs. Typhlodromus (T.) exhilaratus was considered as a synonym of T. tiliae Oudemans by Denmark (1992). This species has shown its ability to feed Panonychus citri., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on pages 246-247, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Ragusa S. 1977 - Notes on phytoseiid mites in Sicily with a description of a new species of Typhlodromus (Acarina: Mesostigmata) - Acarologia 18: 379 - 392.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp."]}

Subfamily Typhlodrominae Typhlodromus Scheuten, 1857, Evans, 1958: 223. Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) Chant, 1957: 531. Gigagnathinae Wainstein, 1973: 276. Gigagnathini Karg, 1983: 299. Cydnodromellinae Chant and Yoshida-Shaul, 1986: 2812. Typhlodrominae Wainstein, Chant and McMurtry, 1994: 235; 2007: 131., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 241, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Scheuten A. 1857 - Einiges uber Milben - Archiv. Nat. 23: 104 - 112.","Evans G. O. 1958 - A revision of the British Aceosejinae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) - Proceed. Zool. Soc. London 131: 177 - 229. doi: 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1958. tb 00685. x","Chant D. A. 1957 - Descriptions of some phytoseiid mites (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Part. I. Nine new species from British Columbia. Part. II. Redescriptions of eight species described by Berlese - Can. Entomol. 89: 289 - 308. doi: 10.4039 / Ent 89289 - 7","Wainstein B. A. 1973 - Systematic status of the genus Evansoseius Sheals in the family Phytoseiidae (Parasitiformes) - Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 52: 274 - 277.","Karg W. 1983 - Systematische untersuchung der Gattungen und Untergattungen der Raubmilben familie Phytoseiidae Berlese mit der beschreibung von 8 neuen Arten - Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berl. 59: 293 - 328.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 1994 - A review of the subfamilies Phytoseiinae and Typhlodrominae - Int. J. Acarol. 20: 223 - 310. doi: 10.1080 / 01647959408684022","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp."]}

Oxycenus maxwelli (Keifer 1939) Oxypleurites maxwelli Keifer, 1939: 152. Oxycenus maxwelli Keifer, 1961: 7. Common name — olive leaf and flower mite. Distribution — Oxycenus maxwelli is recorded from Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Brazil, California, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain (Vacante 2016). Material examined — Sfax: Aouled Msallem (34°58’21.97"N, 10°47’20.72"E), April 2008, 56 ♀♀ and 23 ♂♂ and immatures; Hageb (34°42’16.50"N, 10°39’18.97"E), April 2008, 23 ♀♀ and 17 ♂♂; Taous (34°56’02.88"N, 10°36’52.77"E), April 2008, 45 ♀♀ and 12 ♂♂; Ltayfa (34°44’58.23"N, 10°11’39.67"E) April 2008, 26 ♀♀ and 18 ♂♂; Jbenyana (35°03’14.28"N, 10°55’46.63"E), April 2011, 52 ♀♀ 15 ♂♂ and 5 immatures. Karkennah: Sidi Yousef (34°39’30.27"N, 10°59’42.70"E), June 2009, 16 ♀♀; Aouled Yaneg (34°40’22.19"N, 11°08’15.07"E), June 2009, 18 ♀♀ and 9 ♂♂; Ramla (34°43’17.06"N, 11°12’34.35"E), June 2009, 21 ♀♀ and 14 immatures; Mellita (34°39’24.43"N, 11°1’59.42"E), June 2009, 26 ♀♀ and 13 ♂♂; Ataya (34°44’26.25"N, 11°18’8.47"E), May 2011, 29 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂. Gafsa: Oasis Gafsa (34°24’55.53"N, 8° 44’ 42.69"E), April 2008, 62 ♀♀ and 12 ♂♂; Guetar (34°20’16.39"N, 8°54’55.85"E), April 2008, 31 ♀♀ and 23 ♂♂; Bou Omran (34°21’38.47"N, 9°8’16.61"E), April 2008, 23 ♀♀ and 5 ♂♂; Bou Saad (34°21’57.24"N, 9°9’48.46"E), April 2008, 28 ♀♀. Cap Bon: Grambalia (36°36’46.35"N, 10°31’30.59"E), 58 ♀♀ and 24 ♂♂, February 2010, 22 ♀♀; Beni Kalled (36°36’44.77"N, 10°31’30.72"E), February 2010, 18 ♀♀ and 6 ♂♂. Sidi Bouzid: Regueb (34°50’26.08"N, 9°47’49.20"E), May 2009, 17 ♀♀ and 5 ♂♂; Sidi Bouzid (35°02’03.70"N, 9°25’24.77"E), May 2009, 45 ♀♀ and 16 ♂♂. Notes — the only known host of O. maxwelli is Olea europaea L. This species commonly feeds on the upper surfaces of olive leaves but infests the undersurfaces when populations are high (Keifer 1939). It also feeds on developing buds and shoots causing malformations and shortening internodes between young leaves (’witch’s broom’ effect). The infestation is most severe in young trees under high temperature and humidity. Heavy infestations of O. maxwelli can cause the premature fall of olive flowers, spotting and distortion of leaves (Russo 1972)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on pages 235-236, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Keifer H. H. 1939 - Eriophyid Studies III - Bull. Calif. Depart. Agric. 28: 144 - 162.","Keifer H. H. 1961 - Eriophyid Studies B- 2 - Special Publication, State Bureau of Entomology, California Department of Agriculture: 1 - 20.","Vacante V. 2016 - The handbook of mites of economic plants: Identification, bio-ecology and control - Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI), Oxfordshire, UK. 890 pp.","Russo L. F. 1972 - Oxypleurites maxwelli Keifer (Acarina: Eriophyidae) in Campania - Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria ' Filippo Sivestri' Portici. 30: 165 - 168."]}

Typhlodromus kazachstanicus Wainstein, 1958: 203. Distribution — Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan (Demite et al. 2016). Material examined — Gafsa: Oasis Gafsa (34°24’55.53"N, 8°44’42.69"E), April 2008, 5 ♀♀; Guetar (34°20’16.39"N, 8° 54’ 55.85"E), April 2008, 4 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ on Chemchali variety. Note — The biology of this species remains unknown. It seems common on various trees (Demite et al. 2016)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 242, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Wainstein B. A. 1958 - New species of mites of the genus Typhlodromus from Georgia - Soobshcheniya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoy SSR 21: 201 - 207."]}

Euseius scutalis (Athias-Henriot 1958) Typhlodromus scutalis Athias-Henriot, 1958a: 183. Amblyseius scutalis Athias-Henriot, 1960a: 297. Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus) scutalis Muma, 1961: 288. Amblyseius (Amblyseius) scutalis Ueckermann and Loots, 1988: 109. Distribution — Algeria, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Ghana, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain and Turkey (Demite et al. 2016). Material examined — Karkennah: Sidi Yousef (34°39’30.27"N, 10°59’42.70"E), April 2010, 36 ♀♀; Ataya (34°44’26.25"N, 11°18’8.47"E), June 2011, 12 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂. Cap Bon: Grambalia (36°36’46.35"N, 10° 31’ 30.59"E), April 2010, 25 ♀♀ and 1 ♂; Beni Kalled (36°36’44.77"N, 10°31’30.72"E), April 2010, 42 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂, and June 2011, 31 ♀♀ and 3 ♂♂. Note: This species is very common in Maghreb and South of Spain (Kreiter and al. 2004). It is wide spread in the Tunisian orchards. This species can be reared on pollen and was recorded as a predator of Panonychus citri (McGregor) in citrus orchards (McMurty 1977; Kasap and Ekerog 2004); it is also reported as a biological control agent of Bemisia tabaci (Nomikou et al. 2003). Euseius scutalis was observed in high numbers on olive trees in late spring., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 238, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Athias-Henriot C. 1958 a - Contribution a la connaissance du genre Typhlodromus Scheuten. Description de deux especes nouvelles d'Algerie et cle des especes du groupe finlandicus - Rev. Pathol. Veg. Entomol. Agric. 37: 179 - 186 [in French].","Athias-Henriot C. 1960 a - Nouveaux Amblyseius d'Algerie - Acarologia 2: 288 - 299 [in French].","Muma M. H. 1961 - Subfamilies, genera, and species of Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) - Fla. St. Mus. Bull. 5: 267 - 302.","Ueckermann E. A., Loots G. C. 1988 - The African species of the subgenera Anthoseius De Leon and Amblyseius Berlese (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Entomol. Mem. Dep. Agric. Water Supply, Rep. South Afr. 73: 1 - 168.","Kasap I., Ekerog E. S. 2004 - Life history of Euseius scutalis feeding on citrus red mite Panonychus citri at various temperatures - BioControl 49: 645 - 654.","Nomikou M., Janssen A., Sabelis M. W. 2003 - Phytoseiid predator of whitefly feeds on plant tissue - Exp. Appl. Acarol. 31: 27 - 36."]}

Brevipalpus olivicola Pegazzano and Castagnoli Brevipalpus olivicola Pegazzano and Castagnoli, 1972: 139. Hystripalpus olivicola Castagnoli and Pegazzano, 1979: 284. Brevipalpus olivicola Hatzinikolis, 1981: 188. Distribution — Brevipalpus olivicola is recorded from Greece, Italy and Portugal (Hatzinikolis 1987). Material examined — Sfax: Taous (34°56’02.88"N, 10°36’52.77"E), April 2008, 5 ♀♀ and 3 immatures. Jbenyana, (35°03’14.28"N, 10°55’46.63"E), April 2011, 8 ♀♀ and 5 immatures and January 2012, 6 ♀♀ and 6 immatures. Sidi Bouzid: Regueb (34°50’26.08"N, 9°47’49.20"E), August 2009, 4 ♀♀ and 8 immatures. Note — This species is considered as a minor pest of olive trees in Tunisia., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 237, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Pegazzano F., Castagnoli M. 1972 - Brevipalpus olivicola sp. n. (Acarina, Tenuipalpidae). Description and notes on its biology - Redia 53: 139 - 149.","Castagnoli M., Pegazzano F. 1979 - Rassegna degli acari Tenuipalpidi dell'Olivo com descrizione di Hystripalpus rotai sp. nov. - Redia 62: 281 - 297.","Hatzinikolis E. N. 1981 - The mites of olive trees in Greece - DG VI Agriculture F / 4 Coordination De La Recherche Agronomique: 188 - 194.","Hatzinikolis E. N. 1987 - A Revision of Tenuipalpid Mites of Greece (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) - Entomologia Hellenica 5: 47 - 60."]}

Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor 1954) Typhlodromus californicus McGregor, 1954: 89. Amblyseius californicus Schuster and Pritchard, 1963: 271. Cydnodromus californicus Athias-Henriot, 1977: 62. Amblyseius (Amblyseius) californicus Ueckermann and Loots, 1988: 150; Ehara et al., 1994: 126. Amblyseius (Neoseiulus) californicus Ehara and Amano, 1998: 33. Neoseiulus californicus Moraes et al., 1986: 73; Moraes et al., 2004: 109. Distribution — Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, France, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Taiwan, Uruguay, USA, and Venezuela (Demite et al. 2016). Material examined — Cap Bon: Beni Kalled (36°36’44.77"N, 10°31’30.72"E), April 2010, 8 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂, and August 2011, 10 ♀♀. Sidi Bouzid: Regueb (34°50’26.08"N, 9°47’49.20"E) May 2010, 3 ♀♀. Note — Neoseiulus californicus is used commercially around the world to control the two spotted spider mite and several other economically important mite species on several crop species (Castagnoli and Simoni 2003)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 240, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["McGregor E. A. 1954 - Two new mites in the genus Typhlodromus (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) - Bull. South Calif. Acad. Sc. 3: 89 - 92.","Schuster R. O., Pritchard A. E. 1963 - Phytoseiid mites of California - Hilgardia 34: 191 - 285.","Athias-Henriot C. 1977 - Nouvelles notes sur les Amblyseiini. III. Sur le genre Cydnodromus: redefinition, composition (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) - Entomophaga 22: 61 - 73 [in French].","Ueckermann E. A., Loots G. C. 1988 - The African species of the subgenera Anthoseius De Leon and Amblyseius Berlese (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Entomol. Mem. Dep. Agric. Water Supply, Rep. South Afr. 73: 1 - 168.","Ehara S., Okada Y., Kato H. 1994 - Contributiion to the knowledge of the mite family Phytoseiidae in Japan (Acari: Gamasina) - J. Fac. Educ., Tottori University, Nat. Sci. 42: 119 - 160.","Ehara S., Amano H. 1998 - A revision of the mites family Phytoseiidae in Japan (Acari: Gamasina), with remarks on its biology - Species diversity, 3: 25 - 73.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A. 1986 - A catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. References to Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Habitat - Embrapa ed. and Pub., Brasilia, 353 pp.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Castagnoli M, Simoni S. 2003 - Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Acari Phytoseiidae): Survey of biological and behavioral traits of a versatile predator - Redia 86: 153 - 164."]}

Tribe Euseiini Chant & McMurtry Euseiini Chant and McMurtry, 2005: 191; 2007: 107., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 238, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2005 - A review of the Subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiina n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n. subtribe - Int. J. Acarol. 31: 187 - 224.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and sub genera of the Phytoseiidae of the World - Indira Publishing House, 220 pp."]}

Family: Eriophyidae Mite species of the family Eriophyidae (Acari: Thrombidiforma) are the most injurious mites of olive trees. Two species, Oxycenus maxwelli Keifer 1939 and Aceria oleae Nalepa 1900 were collected and identified from Tunisia. They are serious pests, especially in nurseries and olive production crops (Çetin et al. 2010). Several species of eriophyid mites can transmit viruses or phytoplasmas (Paliwal 1980) but no microorganism transmission has been proved on olive tress. The microscopic size and cryptic behavior of eriophyid mites make monitoring and management very difficult (Navia et al. 2010)., Published as part of Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), pp. 233-254 in Acarologia 57 (2) on page 234, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164152, http://zenodo.org/record/5401682, {"references":["Keifer H. H. 1939 - Eriophyid Studies III - Bull. Calif. Depart. Agric. 28: 144 - 162.","Nalepa A. 1900 - Zur Kenntniss der Gattung Eriophyes Sieb - Nal. Denkschr. Kais. Akad, Wissen., Math. Naturw. Kl. Wien 68: 201 - 218.","Cetin H., Arslan D., Ozcan A. 2010 - Influence of Eriophyid mites (Aculus olearius Castagnoli and Aceria oleae (Nalepa) (Acarina: Eriophyidae) on some physical and chemical characteristics of Ayvalik variety olive fruit - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 91: 498 - 504.","Paliwal Y. C. 1980 - Relationship of wheat streak mosaic and barley stripe masaic viruses to vector and nonvector Eriophyid mites - Arch. Virol. 63: 123 - 132. doi: 10.1007 / BF 01320769","Navia D., Ochoa R., Welbourn C., Ferragut F. 2010 - Adventive eriophyoid mites: a global review of theirimpact, pathways, prevention and challenges - Exp Appl Acarol. 51: 225 - 255. doi: 10.1007 / s 10493 - 009 - 9327 - 2"]}

Döker, I., Witters, J., Pijnakker, J., Kazak, C., Tixier, M.-S., Kreiter, S. (2014): Short Note Euseius Gallicus Kreiter And Tixier (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Is Present In Four More Countries Europe: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands. Acarologia 54 (3): 245-248, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20142132, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20142132

Proprioseiopsis penai Denmark and Evans Proprioseiopsis penai Denmark and Evans, in Denmark et al., 1999: 17. The biology of this species found only once in Honduras on Citrus sp. by Denmark et al. (1999) is unknown. Previous Records — Honduras (Denmark et al., 1999; Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, RiviŁre Corossol, Route du Col des Mamelles, 16°10’N, 61°41’W, alt. 221 m, 1 ♀ on an unknown small mauve flowering plant, Rault coll., 22 December 2008; Basse-Terre, Petit-Bourg, Domaine Duclos de l’INRA Antilles-Guyane, 16°12’N, 61°39’W, alt. 85 m, 2 ♀ on Centrosema pubescens, Kreiter coll., 31 December 2008 and 1 ♀ on Clidemia hirta, Kreiter coll., 3 January 2009. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. The measurements of three of the four specimens collected fit very well the measurements given by Denmark et al. (1999). The average measurements of these three adult females are as follow: dorsal shield sclerotized and reticulated, dorsal shield length 449 (439-464), width 332 (321-342), 5 solenostomes (gd 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9), j1 34 (33 – 35), j3 48 (47 – 49), j4 4, j5 6 (5 – 6), j6 8 (8 – 9), J2 5, J5 4, z2 26 (25 – 27), z4 22 (20 – 24), z5 5 (5 – 6), Z1 7 (6 – 8), Z4 93 (83 – 108), Z5 103 (102 – 105), s4 121 (121 – 122), S2 7 (5 – 8), S4 7 (6 – 7), S5 7 (7 – 8), r3 26 (19 – 33), R1 8 (7 – 9), all setae smooth, st1-st1 66, st2-st2 84 (84 – 85), st1-st3 64 (63 – 64), posterior margin of the sternal shield concave, metapodal 1 length 33 (32 – 35), width 6 (5 – 7), metapodal 2 length 16 (13 – 19), width 1, ventrianal shield 121 (120 – 123) long, 120 (119 – 120) wide at level of anterior corners and 99 (95 – 102) wide at level of anus, 5 poroids around the ventrianal shield and genital shield, JV5 68, spermatheca 20 (18 – 21) long and 11 (9 – 13) width, SgeI 32 (30 – 33), SgeII 34 (33 – 35), SgeIII 39 (38 – 40), StiIII 28, SgeIV 79 (78 – 79), StiIV 53 (50 – 58), StIV 66 (61 – 68), macrosetae whip-like, fixed digit of chelicerae 35 (33 – 37), mobile digit of chelicerae 35 (35 – 37), 13 denticles on fixed digit and 3 on mobile digit., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on page 291, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Denmark H. A., Evans G. A., Aguilar H., Vargas C., Ochoa R. 1999 - Phytoseiidae of Central America - Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, 125 pp.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494."]}

Quadromalus colombiensis Moraes, Denmark and Guerrero Quadromalus columbiensis Moraes, Denmark and Guerrero, 1982: 17 The biology of this species found only once in Colombia on Tanicum paniculatum (Moraes et al., 1982) remains totally unknown. Previous Records — Colombia (Moraes et al., 1982; Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Petit-Bourg, Domaine Duclos de l’INRA Antilles-Guyane, 16°12’N, 61°39’W, alt. 85 m, 3 ♀ + 1 ♂ on Cissus verticilata, Kreiter coll., 18 December 2008. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. The measurements and description of the three female specimens collected fit very well those given by Moraes et al. (1982). No measurement for the male was given in Moraes et al. (1982). Diagnosis proposed by Moraes et al. (1982) corresponds very well to the specimens collected in Guadeloupe: Z4 and Z5 not serrated, only one macroseta on leg IV, 3-4 teeth on fixed and 3 on movable digits, respectively, and moreover 4 extralong setaceous setae on the tarsus 1 (Moraes et al., 1982). The average measurements of three adult females presently found are as follow: dorsal shield smooth, dorsal shield length 370 (361 – 385), width 246 (239 – 2555), 6 solenostomes (gd 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9), j1 29 (28 – 30), j3 38 (37 – 40), j4 13 (12 – 13), j5 14 (13 – 15), j6 12, J2 19 (17 – 20), J5 13, z2 37, z4 41 (40 – 42), z5 17 (15 – 20), Z1 27 (25 – 3), Z4 34 (33 – 35), Z5 33, s4 44 (42 – 45), S2 34 (33 – 35), S4 31 (28 – 32), S5 28 (25 – 30), r3 34 (33 – 35), R1 30, all setae smooth, st1-st1 56 (55 – 58), st2-st2 66 (60 – 75), st1-st3 70 (60 – 75), posterior margin of the sternal shield not straight, metapodal 1 length 25, width 7 (6 – 8), metapodal 2 not visible, ventrianal shield 103 (100 – 108) long, 57 (48 – 67) wide at level of anterior corners and 68 (60 – 75) wide at level of anus, 4 poroids around the ventrianal shield, JV5 41 (40 – 43), spermatheca 24 (20 – 28) long and 3 width, SgeI 25 (23 – 28), SgeII 22 (20 – 23), SgeIII 24 (23 – 25), StiIII 21 (20 – 23), SgeIV 29 (28 – 30), StiIV 26 (24 – 28), StIV 41 (40 – 42), macrosetae very slightly knobbed, fixed digit of chelicerae 31 (28 – 32), mobile digit of chelicerae 32 (30 – 35), 3 large strong denticles on fixed digit and 3 large strong denticles on mobile digit. The measurements of one adult male are: dorsal shield smooth, dorsal shield length 298, width 225, 6 solenostome (gd 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9), j1 20, j3 25, j4 10, j5 9, j6 10, J2 15, J5 9, z2 25, z4 28, z5 12, Z1 23, Z4 25, Z5 25, s4 35, S2 25, S4 23, S5 23, r3 25, R1 23, all setae smooth, st1-st1 48, st2-st2 63, st1-st3 58, st1-st5 120, ventrianal shield 100 long, 167 wide at level of anterior corners and 60 wide at level of anus,JV5 25, SgeI 23, SgeII 23, SgeIII 15, StiIII 15, SgeIV 23, StiIV 24, StIV 28, schaft of the spermatodactyl 23.

Phytoseius woodburyi De Leon Phytoseius woodburyi De Leon, 1965: 130; De Leon, 1967: 12; Prasad, 1968: 1461; Denmark and Muma, 1975: 295; Denmark and Muma, 1978: 15; Moraes et al., 1991: 133; Kreiter and Moraes, 1997; 380; Moraes et al., 2000: 260. The biology of this species remains unknown. Previous Records: Brazil, Colombia, French Antilles (Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Martinique) (Moraes et al., 2000), Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad (Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Volcan La SoufriŁre, 16°02’45.19”N, 61°31’55.65”W, alt. 1300 m, 6 ♀ on Centropogon cornutus, Kreiter coll., 21 June 2008; Vieux-Habitants, Station CIRAD de Le Bouchu, 16°03’N, 61°45’W, alt. 21 m, 1 ♀ on Erythrina sp. and 1 ♀ on Psidium guajava, Kreiter and Rault coll., 19 December 2008; Les Saintes, Terre de Bas, L’Etang, 15°51’N, 61°37’W, alt. 239 m, 18 ♀ on Cordia alliodora, Kreiter coll., 2 January 2009; Martinique, Lamentin, 14°39’N, 60°58’W, alt. 46 m, 1 ♀ on Psidium guajava, Kreiter coll., 15 November 2010; Case-Pilote, 14°39’N, 61°07’W, alt. 176 m, 1 ♀ on Psidium guajava, Kreiter coll., 22 November 2010. Remarks — the measurements and description of the specimens collected fit very well those given by Kreiter and Moraes (1997)., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on page 299, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["De Leon D. 1965 - A note on Neoseiulus Hughes 1948 and new synonymy (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) - Proceed. Entomol. Soc. Washington 67 (1): 23.","De Leon D. 1967 - Some mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on Plants in Trinidad, West Indies - Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, Kansas, 66 pp.","Prasad V. 1968 - Some phytoseiid mites from Hawaii - Ann. Entomol. Soc. America 61 (6): 1459 - 1462.","Denmark H. A., Muma M. H. 1975 - The Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) of Puerto Rico - J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 59, 279 - 304.","Denmark H. A., Muma M. H. 1978 - Phytoseiidae of Jamaica, an annoted list (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Intern. J. Acarol. 4 (1): 1 - 22.","Moraes G. J. de, Mesa N. C., Braun A. 1991 - Some phytoseiid mites of Latin America (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Intern. J. Acarol. 17: 117 - 139.","Kreiter S., Moraes G. J. de, 1997 - Phytoseiidae mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Guadeloupe and Martinique - Fla. Entomol. 80: 376 - 382.","Moraes G. J. de, Kreiter S., Lofego A. C. 2000 - Plant mites of the French Antilles. 3. Phytoseiidae - Acarologia 40: 237 - 264.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494."]}

Arrenoseius crassipes (Denmark) Paraamblyseius crassipes Denmark, 1988: 37. The biology of this species found only once in Mexico on Eichomia crassipes by Denmark (1988) is unknown. Previous Records — Mexico (Denmark, 1988; Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Vernou, Route du Col des Mamelles, 16°11’N, 61°39’W, alt. 184 m, 2 ♀ and 1 ♂ on Ricinus communis, Kreiter coll., 26 December 2008. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. The measurements of the specimens collected fit well the measurements given by by Denmark (1988). Macrosetae are present on all legs but were not mentioned and measured in Denmark (1988). The average measurements of the two adult females presently found are as follow: dorsal shield sclerotized and reticulated, dorsal shield length 353- 422, width 300 – 325, 3 solenostomes (gd 1, 8 and 9), j1 20, j3 25, j4 4, j5 5, j6 5, J5 9 – 12, z2 8 – 10, z4 10 – 13, z5 5, Z1 8, Z4 85 – 100, Z5 95 – 100, s4 87, S2 12, S4 10, S5 10, r3 10, R1 12, all setae smooth, st1-st1 53 – 55, st2-st2 64 – 75, st1-st3 40 – 43, posterior margin of the sternal shield concave, metapodal 1 length 28, width 10, metapodal 2 length 8, width 5, ventrianal shield 150 – 153 long, 210 – 212 wide at level of anterior corners and 150 wide at level of anus, 2 poroids around the ventrianal shield, JV5 40, spermatheca 23 – 25 long and 5 – 7 width, StIV 40, macrosetae whip-like, fixed digit of chelicerae 38 – 40, mobile digit of chelicerae 38 – 40, 11 – 12 denticles on fixed digit and 2 on mobile digit., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on page 292, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Denmark H. A. 1988 - Revision of the genus Paraamblyseius Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Intern. J. Acarol. 14 (1): 23 - 40. doi: 10.1080 / 01647958808683801","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494."]}

Typhloseiopsis pritchardi (Chant and Baker) Amblyseius pritchardi Chant and Baker, 1965: 15. Amblyseius pritchardi Chant and Yoshida-Shaul, 1983: 1037. Typhloseiopsis pritchardi Moraes et al., 2000: 259. The biology of this species remains unknown. Previous Records — Costa Rica (Moraes et al., 2004b), French Antilles (Gualeloupe, Marie- Galante, Martinique, Saint-Martin) (Moraes et al., 2000). Specimens examined — La DØsirade, Parc Eolien, 16°19’N, 61°02’W, 269 m, 3 ♀ and 1 ♂ on Coccoloba pubescens, Kreiter coll., 5 January 2009. Remarks — the measurements and description of the specimens collected fit very well those given by Moraes et al. (2000), Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on page 299, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Chant D. A., Baker, E. W. 1965 - The Phytoseiidae (Acarina) of Central America - Mem. Entomol. Soc. Canada, 41, 56 pp.","Chant D. A., Yoshida-Shaul E. 1983 - A world review of the simplex species group in the genus Typhlodromus Scheuten (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) - Can. J. Zool. 61: 1142 - 1151. doi: 10.1139 / z 83 - 151","Moraes G. J. de, Kreiter S., Lofego A. C. 2000 - Plant mites of the French Antilles. 3. Phytoseiidae - Acarologia 40: 237 - 264.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494."]}

Amblydromalus higuilloae (Denmark and Muma) Typhlodromalus higuilloae Denmark and Muma, 1975: 292. Typhlodromalus higuilloae Denmark et al., 1999: 59. The biology of this species found only two times in Puerto Rico (Denmark and Muma, 1975) on "higuillo" leaves (Piper marginatum) and in Honduras by Denmark et al. (1999) on Calea urticifolia remains unknown. Previous Records — Puerto Rico (Denmark and Muma, 1975; Moraes et al., 2004b), Honduras (Denmark et al., 1999; Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Petit-Bourg, Domaine Duclos de l’INRA Antilles-Guyane, 16°12’N, 61°39’W, alt. 85 m, 1 ♀ on Vigna sp., Kreiter coll., 21 December 2008; Basse-Terre, Route ForestiŁre, Jules-Grosse Montagne, 16°12’N, 61°39’W, alt. 90 m, 1 ♀ on Vigna sp., Kreiter coll., 24 December 2008; Basse-Terre, riviŁre Corossol, Cascade des Ecrevisses, 16°11’N, 61°39’W, alt. 184 m, 1 ♀ on an unknown Melastomataceae, Kreiter coll., 21 December 2008; Basse- Terre, Vernou, Route du Col des Mamelles, 16°11’N, 61°39’W, alt. 184 m, 1 ♀ on Vigna sp., Kreiter coll., 26 December 2008; Grande-Terre, Porte d’Enfer, beach, 16°31’N, 61°28’W, alt. 2 m, 2 ♀ on Pluchea symphytifolia, Kreiter coll., 27 December 2008; Basse-Terre, 1 Łre Chute du Carbet, 16°03’N, 61°39’W, alt. 890 m, 1 ♂ on Clidemia umbrosa, Kreiter coll., 29 December 2008; Martinique, Basse-Pointe, Jardins ClØment, 14°50’N, 61°05’W, alt. 91 m, 2 ♀ on Panicum maximum, Kreiter coll., 16 November 2010. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the French West Indies. The measurements of five (4 ♀ and 1 ♂) of the nine specimens collected fit rather well the measurements given by Denmark et al. (1999). All setae are however slightly shorter, between 1 and 5 for the greater, which represent less than 10 % of variation, which is less than the intraspecific of 20 % around the mean defined by Tixier (2012). The average measurements of the four adult females presently found are as follow: dorsal shield sclerotized and reticulated, dorsal shield length 351 (350 – 352), width 232 (223 – 250), 5 solenostomes (gd 1, 2, 6, 8 and 9), j1 25 (22 – 28), j3 42 (40 – 44), j4 12 (9 – 13), j5 11 (10 – 14), j6 11 (11 – 14), J2 13 (12 – 14), J5 11 (9 – 14), z2 18 (16 – 21), z4 31 (30 – 33), z5 9 (7 – 9), Z1 12 (11 – 13), Z4 43 (42 – 44), Z5 67 (65 – 71), s4 66 (63 – 68), S2 26 (21 – 30), S4 16 (13 – 18), S5 11 (11 – 17), r3 30 (27 – 34), R1 14, all setae smooth except Z4 and Z5, st1-st1 60 (58 – 61), st2-st2 63 (61 – 65), st1-st3 62 (58 – 64), posterior margin of the sternal shield with a convex lobe, metapodal 1 length 17 (16 – 18), width 4, metapodal 2 length 7 (6 – 8), width 1, ventrianal shield 98 (94 – 104) long, 58 (55 – 58) wide at level of anterior corners and 57 (55 – 58) wide at level of anus, 4 poroids around the ventrianal shield and genital shield, JV5 41, spermatheca 16 (13 – 22) long and 5 width, SgeI 31 (30 – 32), SgeII 26, SgeIII 27 (25 – 29), StiIII 19, SgeIV 59 (56 – 63), StiIV 31 (29 – 32), StIV 63 (61 – 67), macrosetae whip-like, fixed digit of chelicerae 32 (29 – 33), mobile digit of chelicerae 31, 12 denticles on fixed digit and 5 on mobile digit. The measurements of the single adult male presently found are as follow: dorsal shield sclerotized and reticulated, dorsal shield length 245, width 162, 2 solenostome (gd 1, 2, 6, 8 and 9), j1 15, j3 25, j4 7, j5 7, j6 9, J2 10, J5 8, z2 10, z4 12, z5 7, Z1 9, Z4 38, Z5 58, s4 32, S2 14, S4 12, S5 9, r3 13, R1 8, all setae smooth except Z4 and Z5, st1-st1 49, st2-st2 55, st1-st3 59, st1-st5 103., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on pages 292-293, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Denmark H. A., Muma M. H. 1975 - The Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) of Puerto Rico - J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 59, 279 - 304.","Denmark H. A., Evans G. A., Aguilar H., Vargas C., Ochoa R. 1999 - Phytoseiidae of Central America - Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, 125 pp.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Tixier M. - S. 2012 - Approaches to assess intraspecific variations of morphological continuous characters: the case study of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Cladistics sous presse, doi: 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 0031.2012.00394. x"]}

Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma) Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma, 1955: 270; Typhlodromalus peregrinus Muma and Denmark, 1970: 88; Moraes et al., 1986: 132, 2004: 202; Zacarias and Moraes, 2001: 582; Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) peregrinus Chant, 1959: 97; Amblyseius peregrinus McMurtry, 1983: 255. Moraes et al., 1991: 130; Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) robineae Chant, 1959: 98; Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) evansi Chant, 1959: 99; Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) primulae Chant, 1959: 99 (synonymy, according to Muma, 1964) This species is very common on citrus (Muma, 1955, 1967; Peaea, 1992; Childers, 1994; Villanueva and Childers, 2004, 2005; Fadamiro et al., 2008, 2009) and solanaceous plants (McMurtry, 1983; Fiaboe et al., 2007) in several countries and is very often reported as the most abundant species. Typhlodromalus peregrinus can be found at the underside of mature citrus leaves, inside tree canopy, under empty scale armor, clump and dead scale insects whitefly exuvia, sooty mold and mine of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Muma, 1967; Childers, 1994; Villanueva and Childers, 2011). Muma (1969) reported that T. peregrinus was able to reproduce and develop on Panonychus citri (McGregor) but did perform better on eggs and crawlers of chaff scale, Parlatoria pergandii Comstock, and six-spotted spider mite, Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Riley). This phytoseiid was also reported to feed on Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead), providing some degree of rust mite suppression on lime (Peaea, 1992). Thus, T. peregrinus seems to be a generalist species with the ability to reproduce and develop on the two key pests on Guadeloupe and Martinique citrus, P. citri and P. oleivora and probably several occasional pests. Its optimal preys were evaluated as Aleyrodidae, Coccidae, and Tetranychidae by Muma (1971). Fouly et al. (1995) have studied the biology of T. peregrinus in the laboratory at 26°C. Each of the following organisms was evaluated as suitable diet: all stages of T. urticae; immature stages of P. citri; and pollens of Malephora crocea, Quercus virginiana, and Typha latifolia. The combination of T. urticae with pollen was also tested. Total developmental time ranged between 5.73 and 7 days for females and between 5.67 and 6.93 days for males. The percentage of females in the total population ranged between 53 and 61 %. A diet of T. urticae provided the shortest generation time (T), greatest female longevity, and mean total fecundity (F) which resulted in the highest net reproductive rate (Ro) value (25.31 expected females per female), intrinsic rate of increase (rm = 0.224), and finite rate of increase (λ = 1.25) per day for T. peregrinus. Diets of only P. citri or M. crocea resulted in close values of T = 8.67, 8.91; F = 47.11, 49.47; R 0 = 24.00, 26.65; rm = 0.210, 0.219; and λ = 1.23, 1.24, respectively. Quercus virginiana and T. latifolia were the less favorable food sources, with results of T = 8.78, 9.41; F = 30.38, 24.25; R 0 = 14.20, 12.04; rm = 0.193, 0.170, and λ = 1.21, 1.18, respectively. The occurrence of high densities of this species on ground cover vegetation (weeds) is explained in Alabama citrus orchard (Fadamiro et al., 2008, 2009) by the possibility that grasses may serve as overwintering sites and alternative food sources, which is probably the most important factors in French West Indies citrus orchards as there is no overwintering in citrus crop in this tropical area. Typhlodromalus peregrinus was collected from 64 ground cover plants or vines in Florida citrus fields (Childers and Denmark, 2011) with highest numbers found on the following plants: Bidens alba, Solanum americanum (which is one plant of the ground cover on which T. peregrinus was collected in Guadeloupe), Amaranthus spinosus, Gnaphalium pensylvanicum, Lantana camara and Chenopodium ambrosioides). In Florida, the highest numbers of T. peregrinus in ground cover corresponded with peaks in thrips numbers, suggesting possible predation on one or more species of thrips occurring. Childers and Denmark (2011) suggest that this species should therefore be evaluated as a predator of thrips larvae and/or adults. Significant increases in numbers of T. peregrinus were also correlated with increased levels of several pollen species on citrus leaves (Villanueva and Childers, 2004). Thus, considering all these elements, it is possible that T. peregrinus may constitute a key species in citrus orchards in French West Indies. Previous Records — Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Suriname, USA (Florida, Alabama, Missouri), Venezuela (Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Vieux-Habitants, Station Le Bouchu du CIRAD, 16°03’N, 61°45’W, alt. 21 m, 9 ♀ and 7 ♂ extracted froom a mixture of various herbaceous plants collected in an experimental citrus crop (Achyranthhes aspera, Centrosema sp., Chamaescye hypericifolia, Chloris inflata, Croton lobatus, Echinochloa colona, Ipomea hederifolia, Macroptilium lathyroides, Merremia umbellata, Neonotonia wightii, Rhynchosia minima, Solanum americanum, Tridax procumbens, Urena lobata, Vernonia cinerea), Mailloux coll., April to December 2008. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. The measurements and description of the specimens collected fit very well those given by Moraes and Mesa (1988). The average measurements of the nine adult females presently found are: dorsal shield strongy reticulated on the whole dorsum, 344 (329 – 350) long and 219 (184 – 285) wide, with 5 solenostomes (gd1, 2, 6, 8 and 9), 10 pairs of poroids, 17 pairs of dorsal setae and 2 pairs of sub-lateral setae: j1 25 (22 – 29), j3 37 (34 – 42), j4 15 (11 – 20), j5 17 (14 – 20), j6 20 (16 – 27), J2 20 (17 – 23), J5 8 (6 – 11), z2 21 (20 – 25), z4 33 (28 – 41), z5 17 (11 – 20), Z1 32 (29 – 35), Z4 48 (47 – 51), Z5 59 (57 – 61), s4 45 (38 – 50), S2 31 (28 – 34), S4 25 (20 – 30), S5 13 (10 – 19), r3 18 (12 – 22), R1 17 (13 – 20). All setae smooth, except Z4 and Z5 which are moderately serrated. Peritreme extending to the level of j1. Ventral shields smooth. Sternal shield large, with 3 pairs of setae and 2 pairs of pores; 1 pair (st4) out of the sternal shield, on a small metasternal shield; posterior margin with a convex lobe overlapping the genital shield. Distances between st1-st3 66 (63 – 71), st2-st2 63 (60 – 65), st5- st5 76 (73 – 78). Two pairs of metapodal shields 16 (14 – 18) long, 4 (3 – 6) wide for the largest, 5 – 8 long and very thin for the smallest one. Ventrianal shield with 3 pairs of pre-anal setae, JV1, JV2 and ZV2 and one pair of elliptical pre-anal pores. Membrane surrounding ventrianal shield with 4 pairs of setae ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5 and 4 pairs of round to oblong poroids; ventrianal shield 93 (88 – 103) long, 64 (60 – 68) wide at level of anterior corners and 61 (57 – 74) wide at level of anus. JV5 42 (37 – 45) long and smooth. All legs with smooth macrosetae: SgeI 17 (13 – 23), SgeII 20 (18 – 25), SgeIII 30 (28 – 30), Sti- III 20 (15 – 25), SgeIV 42 (34 – 44), StiIV 3 (18 – 25), StIV 62 (58 – 65). All macrosetae are whip-like with a small bulbous tip. Chaetotactic formula of genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1. Length of legs I: 342 (278 – 369), II: 253 (226 – 282), III: 251 (214 – 286), IV: 341 (275 – 388). Chelicerae with fixed digit 32 (30 – 36) with 7 teeth and movable digit 30 (28 – 32) with 3-4 teeth. Calyx of spermatheca fundibular (Denmark et al. 1999) with the cervix elongate, 5 (3 – 7) wide and 16 (9 – 22) long, with a big atrium at the basis. The average measurements of the seven adult males presently found are: dorsal shield like in the female, 256 (243 – 275) long and 143 (134 – 149) wide. Setae j1 19 (18 – 20), j3 29 (25 – 30), j4 11 (7 – 13), j5 12 (8 – 16), j6 14 (12 – 16), J2 11 (7 – 16), J5 7 (5 – 8), z2 16 (13 – 17), z4 27 (25 – 29), z5 11 (10 – 12), Z1 18 (16 – 22), Z4 34 (31 – 37), Z5 39 (34 – 42), s4 35 (33 – 36), S2 17 (16 – 18), S4 14 (12 – 16), S5 9 (7 – 12), r3 17 (15 – 19), Rl 13 (12 – 16). Peritreme extending to the level of j1. All venter shields smooth. Sternogenital shield with 5 pairs of setae and 2 pairs of pores. Distances between st1- st3 58 (56 – 59), st2-st2 54 (50 – 56), st5-st5 37 (32 – 40). Ventrianal shield not fused with peritremal shields with 3 pairs of pre-anal setae, JV1, JV2 and ZV2, one pair of elliptical preanal solenostomes and 2 pairs of poroids. Membrane surrounding ventrianal shield with one pair of setae JV 5 in level with anal opening, and no visible pair of oblong poroids; ventrianal shield 93 (85 – 100) long, 132 (127 – 146) wide at level of anterior corners and 59 (54 – 65) at level of anus. Macrosetae on all legs: SgeI 15 (13 – 18), SgeII 16 (15 – 20), SgeIII 22 (20 – 25), StiIII 15, SgeIV 31 (27 – 36), StiIV 17 (15 – 21), StIV 46 (40 – 51). Chaetotactic formula of genu II and genu III are identical to the female. Length of leg I: 250 (228 – 276), II: 202 (182 – 228), III: 218 (193 – 253), IV: 304 (275 – 326). Spermatodactyl of cheliecerae with a large toe terminating the foot, shaft 19 (18 – 20) long., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on pages 294-295, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Muma M. H. 1955 - Phytoseiidae (Acarina) associated with citrus in Florida - Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 48: 262 - 272.","Muma M. H., Denmark H. A. 1970 - Phytoseiidae of Florida - Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas, 6. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, 150 pp.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A. 1986 - A catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. References to Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Habitat - Embrapa ed. and Pub., Brasilia, 353 pp + VII.","Zacarias M. S., Moraes G. J. de, 2001 - Phytoseiid mites (Acari) associated with rubber trees and other euphorbiaceous plants in southeastern Brazil - Noetrop. Entomol. 30: 579 - 586.","Chant D. A. 1959 - Phytoseiid mites. Part I. Bionomics of seven species in southeastern England. Part II. A taxonomic review of the family Phytoseiidae, with descriptions of 38 new species - Can. Entomol. 91, suppl. 12: 1 - 166.","McMurtry J. A. 1983 - Phytoseiid mites from Guatemala, with descriptions of two new species and redefinitions of the genera Euseius, Typhloseiopsis, and the Typhlodromus occidentalis species group (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Intern. J. Entomol. 25 (4): 249 - 272.","Moraes G. J. de, Mesa N. C., Braun A. 1991 - Some phytoseiid mites of Latin America (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Intern. J. Acarol. 17: 117 - 139.","Muma M. H. 1964 - Annoted list and keys to Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) associated with Florida citrus - Univ. Fla. Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 685: 1 - 42.","Muma M. H. 1967 - Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Florida citrus - Proceedings, 2 nd International Congress of Acarology. Sutton Bonington, 19 - 25 July 1967, England. Akade'miai Kiado', Budapest, Hungary: 135 - 148.","Peaea J. F. 1992 - Predator-prey interactions between Typhlodromalus peregrinus and Polyphagotarsonemus latus: effects of alternative prey and other food resources - Fla. Entomol. 75: 241 - 248. doi: 10.2307 / 3495626","Childers C. C. 1994 - Biological control of phytophagous mites on Florida citrus utilizing predatory arthropods - D. Rosen, F. Bennet, and J. Capinera [eds.], Pest management in the subtropics: biological control Florida perspective. Intercept, Andover, United Kingdom: 255 - 288.","Villanueva R. T., Childers C. C. 2004 - Phytoseiidae increase with pollen deposition on citrus leaves - Fla. Entomol. 4: 609 - 611. doi: 10.1653 / 0015 - 4040 (2004) 087 [0609: PIWPDO] 2.0. CO; 2","Villanueva R. T., Childers C. C. 2005 - Diurnal and spatial patterns of Phytoseiidae in the citrus canopy - Exp. Appl. Acarol 35 (4): 269 - 280. doi: 10.1007 / s 10493 - 004 - 5728 - 4","Fadamiro H. Y., Xiao Y., Hargroder T., Nesbitt M., Umeh V., Childers C. C. 2008 - Seasonal occurrence of key arthropod pests and associated natural enemies in Alabama satsuma citrus - Environ. Entomol. 2: 555 - 567. doi: 10.1603 / 0046 - 225 X (2008) 37 [555: SOOKAP] 2.0. CO; 2","Fadamiro H. Y., Xiao Y., Hargroder T., Nesbitt M., Childers C. C. 2009 - Diversity and seasonal abun- dance of predacious mites in Alabama Satsuma citrus - Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 102 (4): 617 - 628.","Fiaboe K. K. M., Gondim M. G. C. Jr., Moraes G. J. de, Ogol C. K. P. O., Knapp. M. 2007 - Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in the northeastern and southeastern Brazil - Zootaxa 1395: 33 - 58.","Villanueva R. T., Childers C. C. 2011 - Mine-damaged leaves by Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton provide refuge for phytoseiids on grapefruit in Florida and Texas - Zoosymposia 6: 118 - 123.","Muma M. H. 1969 - Biological control of various insects and mites on Florida citrus - Proceedings, 1 st International Citrus Symposium, 16 - 26 March 1969, Riverside, CA. University of California, Riverside: 863 - 870.","Muma M. H. 1971 - Food habits of Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) including common species on Florida citrus - Fla Entomol. 54 (1): 21 - 34.","Fouly A. H., Abou-Setta M. M., Childers C. C. 1995 - Effects of diets on the biology and life tables of Typhlodromalus peregrines - Environ. Entomol. 24: 870 - 877.","Childers C. C., Denmark H. A. 2011 - Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) within citrus orchards in Florida: species distribution, relative and seasonal abundance within trees, associated vines and ground cover plants - Exp. Appl. Acarol. 54: 331 - 371.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Moraes G. J. de, Mesa N. C. 1988 - Mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari) in Colombia, with descriptions ofthree new species - Int. J. Acarol. 14: 71 - 88.","Denmark H. A., Evans G. A., Aguilar H., Vargas C., Ochoa R. 1999 - Phytoseiidae of Central America - Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, 125 pp."]}

Transeius rufus (Denmark and Evans) Neoseiulus rufus Denmark and Evans, in Denmark et al., 1999: 73. The biology of this species found only once in Honduras by Denmark and Evans (in Denmark et al., 1999) on the giant thatching grass Hyparrhenia rufa (Poaceae), a hairy plant, is unknown. Previous Records — Honduras (Denmark et al., 1999). Specimens examined — Martinique, Montagne PelØe, Parking, 14°48’N, 61°09’W, alt. 825 m, 2 ♀ on Urena lobata, Kreiter coll., 21 November 2010. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. The measurements of the two specimens collected fit very well the measurements given by Denmark et al. (1999), except setae r3 and R1 (30 µm in our two specimens instead of 16 in Denmark et al. (1999) on a single specimen). The average measurements of the two adult females presently found are as follow: dorsal shield sclerotized, five solenostomes (gd 1, 2, 4, 8 and 9), j1 23 – 24, j3 27 – 35, j4 9 – 10, j5 9, j6 9 – 10, J2 10 – 14, J5 8 – 10, z2 11 – 15, z4 20 – 30, z5 8 – 9, Z1 11 – 15, Z4 63, Z5 71 – 75, s4 47 – 50, S2 24 – 27, S4 12 – 14, S5 13 – 14, r3 16, R1 16, Z4 and Z5 serrated, st1-st1 53 – 59, st2-st2 62 – 65, st1-st3 60 – 62, posterior margin of the sternal shield concave, metapodal 1 length 23 – 28, width 3, metapodal 2 length 10 – 13, width 1, ventrianal shield 98 – 115 long, 90 – 92 wide at level of anterior corners and 80-88 wide at level of anus, 5 poroids around the ventri-aan shield and the genital shield, JV5 55 – 60, spermatheca 19 – 20 long and 5 – 7 width, SgeIV 44 – 45, StiIV 18 – 25, StIV 47 – 50, macrosetae all whip-like, fixed digit of chelicerae 30 with 7 denticles, mobile digit of chelicerae 32 without denticle., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on pages 289-290, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Denmark H. A., Evans G. A., Aguilar H., Vargas C., Ochoa R. 1999 - Phytoseiidae of Central America - Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, 125 pp."]}

Transeius mariae-angeae Kreiter n.sp. Description Adult Female (Figs. 1-3) (n = 2) Dorsum (Fig. 1) — Dorsal shield 305 – 313 long and 205 – 215 wide, strongly reticulated on the whole dorsum, with 5 solenostomes (gd1, 2, 6, 8 and 9), 9 pairs of poroids, 17 pairs of dorsal setae and 2 pairs of sub-lateral setae: j1 20 – 23, j3 36 – 38, j4 15 – 18, j5 16 – 19, j6 15 – 18, J2 13 – 14, J5 8 – 9, z2 33 – 26, z4 29 – 33, z5 9, Z1 16 – 18, Z4 54 – 55, Z5 74 – 75, s4 58 – 60, S2 28 – 30, S4 14 – 15, S5 14 – 16, r3 23 – 25, R1 21. All setae smooth except Z4 and Z5 which are moderately serrated. Peritreme (Fig. 1) — Extending to the level of j1. Venter (Fig. 2) — Sternal shield smooth. Other shields smooth. Sternal shield not very large, with 3 pairs of setae and 2 pairs of pores; 1 pair (st4) out of the sternal shield, on a small metasternal shield; posterior margin straight. Distances between st1- st3 55, st2-st2 64 – 65, st5-st5 55 – 56. Two pairs of metapodal shields 15 long and 1 – 3 wide for the largest, 6 – 8 long and very thin for the smallest one. Ventrianal shield with 3 pairs of pre-anal setae, JV1, JV2 and ZV2 and one pair of large elliptical pre-anal solenostomes. Membrane surrounding ventrianal shield with 4 pairs of setae ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5 and 4 pairs of poroids; ventrianal shield 90 – 98 long, 63 – 64 wide at level of anterior corners and 58 – 60 wide at level of anus. JV5 43 – 50 long and smooth. Legs — Macrosetae on all legs: SgeI 16 – 18, SgeII 18, SgeIII 15 – 18, StiIII 23 – 25, SgeIV 36 – 40, StiIV 19 – 23, StIV 38. All macrosetae whip-like. Chaetotactic formula of genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1. Length of legs I: 310 – 318, II: 223 – 238, III: 235 – 245, IV: 320 – 325. Chelicera — Fixed digit 30 – 31 with 9 – 10 teeth and movable digit 33 – 34 with four teeth. Spermatheca (Fig. 3) — Calyx of spermatheca pocular (Denmark et al. 1999) with the cervix elongate, 4 – 6 wide and 6 – 8 long, with a big atrium at the basis and a visible long ductus minor on the paratype female. Adult Male: unknown. Holotype — 1 female (on one preparation), La DØsirade, Parc Eolien, 16°11’N, 61°39’W, alt. 184 m, on Coccoloba pubescens, Kreiter coll., 5 January 2008, deposited in the Montpellier SupAgro Acarology Collection in UMR CBGP. Paratype — 1 female (on a separate preparation), same location deposited in the same collection. Etymology — the name of the species refers to the first name of the first author’s wife of this paper and describer of this new species, Marie-Ange Burgell, to whom this species is dedicated. Diagnosis — the two specimens of Transeius mariae-angeae n. sp. found are close to Transeius bellotti (Moraes and Mesa) but differ in having: the shape of spermatheca very different (both pocular sensu denmark et al. (1999) but with an open cervix and with a small atrium at the basis of the cervix for T. bellotti and a more closed cervix, a strong large atrium and swollen edges of the cervix for T. mariaeangeae n. sp.); the presence of macrosetae on all legs and not only of leg IV; the setae length longer in the new species except Z4, S4, SgeIV and StIV; the dorsum smooth and not imbricate; the setae j3 and s4 not serrated and the number of teeth on movable/fixed digits = 9-10/4 (against 9/ 3 in T. bellotti). It resembles also to T. rufus (Denmark and Evans) but differs in having: several setae much longer except for j1, Z4, SgeIV and StIV which are longer in T. rufus; the dorsal shield not reticulated in the new species and slightly reticulated in T. rufus; the number of teeth on movable/fixed digits of chelicerae = 9-10/4 against 7/0. It is also close to T. sanblasensis (De Leon) but setae are longer in the new species except for some (j1, z4, s4, r3, S2) which are very much longer and all macrosetae of the four legs are smaller in the new species. It resembles also to T. aciculus (De Leon) but differs in having j4 shorter (15-18 instead of 36) and S5 longer (14-16 instead of 9); and to T. cristobalensis (De Leon) but differs in having a shorter StIV (38 instead of 88).

Neoseiulus paspalivorus (De Leon) Typhlodromus paspalivorus De Leon, 1957: 143 Neoseiulus paspalivorus Muma and Denmark, 1970: 110; Moraes et al., 2000: 248. Amblyseius paspalivorus Schicha, 1981: 210. The biology of this species was only recently studied. It seems to be common on various herbaceous plants (Moraes et al., 1986) and could be a Gondwanian species because of its currently known area of distribution: Caribbean, India, Oriental region and Africa (Ueckermann and Lawson- Balagbo, pers. comm.). This species predominates in the dry areas of states of CearAE and Pernambuco in Brazil on coconuts (Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008a). This species thrived on the coconut eriophyid, Aceria guerreronis Keifer as primary food source resulting in shorter developmental time, higher ovipositon rate and higher intrinsic rate of increase than on any other diet (Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2007). Neoseiulus paspalivorus is dorso-ventrally flattened giving it an advantage in accessing the area under the bracts (Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008b). This species is thus cited as a promising candidate for the biological control of the coconut eriophyid (Lawson- Balagbo et al., 2008a). This latter pest was recently introduced in Sri Lanka and southern India where it is causing considerable damage to coconut. Neoseiulus paspalivorus was found only on coconut in the area of production and on fruits, in association with A. guerreronis (Fernando et al., 2003; Moraes et al., 2004a). Its presence on coconut in French West Indies contaminated by A. guerreronis is thus not surprising. The specimens collected were found very close from coconuts. Previous Records — Guadeloupe (Moraes et al., 2000), India and Sri Lanka (Fernando et al., 2003; Moraes et al., 2004a), Jamaica, Philippines, USA (Florida) (Moraes et al., 2004b), Cuba (Cabrera et al., 2008), USA Florida (Muma and Denmark, 1970), Brazil (Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008a). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Vieux-Habitants, Station Le Bouchu du CIRAD, 16°03’N, 61°45’W, alt. 21 m, 2 ♀ collected on various herbaceous plants covering the soil of an experimental citrus crop (Alysicarpus vaginalis, Chloris inflata, Cleome rutidosperma, Dicanthium annulatum, Echinochloa colona, Vernonia cinerea), Mailloux coll., April to December 2008. Remarks — the measurements and description of the specimens collected fit very well those given by Moraes et al. (2000)., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on pages 298-299, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["De Leon D. 1957 - Three new Typhlodromus from southern Florida - Fla Entomol. 40: 141 - 144.","Muma M. H., Denmark H. A. 1970 - Phytoseiidae of Florida - Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas, 6. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, 150 pp.","Moraes G. J. de, Kreiter S., Lofego A. C. 2000 - Plant mites of the French Antilles. 3. Phytoseiidae - Acarologia 40: 237 - 264.","Schicha E. 1981 - A new species of Amblyseius from Australia compared with ten closely related species from Asia, America and Africa - Intern. J. Acarol. 7: 203 - 216. doi: 10.1080 / 01647958108683262","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A. 1986 - A catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. References to Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Habitat - Embrapa ed. and Pub., Brasilia, 353 pp + VII.","Lawson-Balagbo L. M., Gondim Jr. M. G. C., Moraes G. J. de, Hanna R., Schausberger P. 2008 a - Exploration of the acarine fauna on coconut palm in Brazil with emphasis on Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and its natural enemies - Bull. Entomol. Res. 98: 83 - 96. doi: 10.1017 / S 0007485307005421","Lawson-Balagbo L. M., Gondim Jr. M. G. C., Moraes G. J. de, Hanna R., Schausberger P. 2007 - Life history of the predatory mites Neoseiulus paspalivorus and Proctolaelaps bickleyi, candidates for biological control of Aceria guerreronis - Exp. Appl. Acarol. 43: 49 - 61.","Lawson-Balagbo L. M., Gondim Jr. M. G. C., Moraes G. J. de, Hanna R., Schausberger P. 2008 b - Compatibility of Neoseiulus paspalivorus and Proctolaelaps bickleyi, candidate biocontrol agents of the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis: spatial niche use and intraguild predation - Exp. Appl. Acarol. 45: 1 - 13. doi: 10.1007 / s 10493 - 008 - 9156 - 8","Fernando L. C. P., Aratchige N. S., Peiris T. S. G. 2003 - Distribution patterns of cocounut mite, Aceria guerreronis, and its predator Neoseiulus aff. paspalivorus in coconut palms - Exp. Appl. Acarol. 31: 71 - 78.","Moraes G. J. de, Lopes P. C., Fernando L. C. P. 2004 a - Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of coconut growing areas in Sri Lanka, with descriptions of three new species - J. Acarol. Soc. Japan 13 (2): 141 - 160.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Cabrera R. I., Cueto Rodriguez J. R., Otero Colina G. 2008 - Natural enemies of mite Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) in Cuba and their perspectives for pest management - Fitosanidad 12 (2): 99 - 107."]}

Transeius mariae-angeae Kreiter n.sp. Description Adult Female (Figs. 1-3) (n = 2) Dorsum (Fig. 1) — Dorsal shield 305 – 313 long and 205 – 215 wide, strongly reticulated on the whole dorsum, with 5 solenostomes (gd1, 2, 6, 8 and 9), 9 pairs of poroids, 17 pairs of dorsal setae and 2 pairs of sub-lateral setae: j1 20 – 23, j3 36 – 38, j4 15 – 18, j5 16 – 19, j6 15 – 18, J2 13 – 14, J5 8 – 9, z2 33 – 26, z4 29 – 33, z5 9, Z1 16 – 18, Z4 54 – 55, Z5 74 – 75, s4 58 – 60, S2 28 – 30, S4 14 – 15, S5 14 – 16, r3 23 – 25, R1 21. All setae smooth except Z4 and Z5 which are moderately serrated. Peritreme (Fig. 1) — Extending to the level of j1. Venter (Fig. 2) — Sternal shield smooth. Other shields smooth. Sternal shield not very large, with 3 pairs of setae and 2 pairs of pores; 1 pair (st4) out of the sternal shield, on a small metasternal shield; posterior margin straight. Distances between st1- st3 55, st2-st2 64 – 65, st5-st5 55 – 56. Two pairs of metapodal shields 15 long and 1 – 3 wide for the largest, 6 – 8 long and very thin for the smallest one. Ventrianal shield with 3 pairs of pre-anal setae, JV1, JV2 and ZV2 and one pair of large elliptical pre-anal solenostomes. Membrane surrounding ventrianal shield with 4 pairs of setae ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5 and 4 pairs of poroids; ventrianal shield 90 – 98 long, 63 – 64 wide at level of anterior corners and 58 – 60 wide at level of anus. JV5 43 – 50 long and smooth. Legs — Macrosetae on all legs: SgeI 16 – 18, SgeII 18, SgeIII 15 – 18, StiIII 23 – 25, SgeIV 36 – 40, StiIV 19 – 23, StIV 38. All macrosetae whip-like. Chaetotactic formula of genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1. Length of legs I: 310 – 318, II: 223 – 238, III: 235 – 245, IV: 320 – 325. Chelicera — Fixed digit 30 – 31 with 9 – 10 teeth and movable digit 33 – 34 with four teeth. Spermatheca (Fig. 3) — Calyx of spermatheca pocular (Denmark et al. 1999) with the cervix elongate, 4 – 6 wide and 6 – 8 long, with a big atrium at the basis and a visible long ductus minor on the paratype female. Adult Male: unknown. Holotype — 1 female (on one preparation), La DØsirade, Parc Eolien, 16°11’N, 61°39’W, alt. 184 m, on Coccoloba pubescens, Kreiter coll., 5 January 2008, deposited in the Montpellier SupAgro Acarology Collection in UMR CBGP. Paratype — 1 female (on a separate preparation), same location deposited in the same collection. Etymology — the name of the species refers to the first name of the first author’s wife of this paper and describer of this new species, Marie-Ange Burgell, to whom this species is dedicated. Diagnosis — the two specimens of Transeius mariae-angeae n. sp. found are close to Transeius bellotti (Moraes and Mesa) but differ in having: the shape of spermatheca very different (both pocular sensu denmark et al. (1999) but with an open cervix and with a small atrium at the basis of the cervix for T. bellotti and a more closed cervix, a strong large atrium and swollen edges of the cervix for T. mariaeangeae n. sp.); the presence of macrosetae on all legs and not only of leg IV; the setae length longer in the new species except Z4, S4, SgeIV and StIV; the dorsum smooth and not imbricate; the setae j3 and s4 not serrated and the number of teeth on movable/fixed digits = 9-10/4 (against 9/ 3 in T. bellotti). It resembles also to T. rufus (Denmark and Evans) but differs in having: several setae much longer except for j1, Z4, SgeIV and StIV which are longer in T. rufus; the dorsal shield not reticulated in the new species and slightly reticulated in T. rufus; the number of teeth on movable/fixed digits of chelicerae = 9-10/4 against 7/0. It is also close to T. sanblasensis (De Leon) but setae are longer in the new species except for some (j1, z4, s4, r3, S2) which are very much longer and all macrosetae of the four legs are smaller in the new species. It resembles also to T. aciculus (De Leon) but differs in having j4 shorter (15-18 instead of 36) and S5 longer (14-16 instead of 9); and to T. cristobalensis (De Leon) but differs in having a shorter StIV (38 instead of 88)., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on pages 286-289, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Denmark H. A., Evans G. A., Aguilar H., Vargas C., Ochoa R. 1999 - Phytoseiidae of Central America - Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, 125 pp."]}

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) moraesi Kreiter and Ueckermannn Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) moraesi Kreiter and Ueckermann, in Kreiter et al., 2002: 338. The biology of this species found only one time in La RØunion Island by Kreiter et al. (2002) on various host plants (Kreiter et al., 2002) remains unknown. Previous Records — La RØunion Island (Kreiter et al., 2002). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Vieux-Habitants, Station Le Bouchu du CIRAD, 16°03’N, 61°45’W, alt. 21 m, 18 ♀, 2 ♂ and 1 immature extractred from a mixture of herbaceous plants collected in an experimental citrus crop (Achyranthhes aspera, Chamaescye hypericifolia, Chloris inflata, Cleome rutidosperma, Croton lobatus, Dicanthium annulatum, Echinochloa colona, Indigofera tinctoria, Macroptilium lathyroides, Merremia umbellata, Panicum maximum, Rhynchosia minima, Solanum americanum, Tridax procumbens, Urena lobata, Vernonia cinerea), Mailloux coll., April to December 2008. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. Several species are found both in La RØunion Island (in the Indian Ocean) and in the West Indies, probably because of reciprocal introductions certainly long time ago with slaves and commercial exchanges between the two areas or because of introduction of plants in Antilles and La RØunion coming from the same African area than Slaves. The measurements and description of the specimens collected fit very well those given by Kreiter et al. (2002). The average measurements of five adult females among the 18 presently found are: dorsal shield sclerotized and reticulated, dorsal shield length 369 (350 – 397), width 221 (194 – 260), 6 solenostomes (gd 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9), j1 22 (20 – 23), j3 16 (14 – 17), j4 10 (7 – 12), j5 10 (8 – 12), j6 13 (12 – 14), J2 14 (12 – 17), J5 11 (10 – 13), z2 14 (12 – 16), z3 16 (14 – 19), z4 16 (14 – 17), z5 12 (11 – 13), Z4 19 (17 – 22), Z5 35 (29 – 38), s4 18 (16 – 21), s6 19 (17 – 21), S2 21 (18 – 23), S4 24 (20 – 26), S5 23 (18 – 26), r3 16 (13 – 20), R1 18 (16 – 23), some setae serrated, st1-st1 50 (49 – 52), st2-st2 57 (55 – 58), st1-st3 68 (66 – 70), posterior margin of the sternal shield concave, metapodal 1 length 26 (24 – 27), width 4 (2 – 5), metapodal 2 length 12, width 1, ventrianal shield 114 (100 – 118) long, 93 (92 – 93) wide at level of anterior corners and 77 (76 – 78) wide at level of anus, 4 poroids around the ventrianal shield, JV5 33 (30 – 35), spermatheca 17 long and 8 width, StIV 24 (23 – 25), macrosetae knobded, fixed digit of chelicerae 30 (28 – 31), mobile digit of chelicerae 31 (29 – 32), 2 denticles on fixed digit and 2 on mobile digit., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on pages 296-297, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Kreiter S., Ueckermann E. A., Quilici S., 2002 - Seven new Phytoseiid species, with a new generic assignement and a key to the species of La ROunion Island (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Acarologia 42 (4): 335 - 350."]}

Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans) Typhlodromus longispinosus Evans, 1952: 413; Evans, 1953: 465; Womersley, 1954: 177; Ehara, 1958: 55. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) longispinosus, Chant, 1959: 74. Amblyseius longispinosus, Corpuz and Rimando, 1966: 129; Schicha, 1975: 103. Neoseiulus longispinosus, Moraes et al., 2000: 245. This species was already mentioned from Guadeloupe and other Islands of the French Antilles (Moraes et al., 2000) but only in very few localities on various host plants. It is distributed in many countries of the world, mainly in tropical areas. The biology of this species has been studied for pest control purposes including side effects of acaricides (Bin Ibrahim and Tan, 2000). The activity, feeding, development, predation, cannibalism, intra-guild predation and behaviour have been extensively studied by several authors (Schausberger and Croft, 1999a, b; Croft et al., 1999a, b; Schausberger and Croft, 2000 a, b; Blackwood et al., 2001). Previous Records — French Antilles (Guadeloupe, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante, Martinique, Saint-BarthØlØmy) (Moraes et al., 2000), Australia, China, Egypt, Hawaii, Hong-Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Taïwan, Thailand (Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Vieux-Habitants, Station Le Bouchu du CIRAD, 16°03’N, 61°45’W, alt. 21 m, 14 ♀ and 1 ♂ on Neonotonia wightii and Tridax procumbens within an experimental citrus crop, Mailloux coll., April to December 2008; Basse-Terre, Petit-Bourg, Domaine Duclos de l’INRA Antilles-Guyane, 16°12’N, 61°39’W, alt. 85 m, 1 ♂ on Vigna sp., Kreiter coll., 21 December 2008. Remarks — the measurements and description of the specimens collected fit very well those given by Moraes et al. (2000)., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on page 298, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Evans G. O. 1952 - On a new predatory mite of economic importance - Bull. Entomol. Res. 43: 397 - 401.","Evans G. O. 1953 - On some mites of the genus Typhlodromus Scheuten, 1857, from S. E. Asia - Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 449 - 467. doi: 10.1080 / 00222935308654444","Womersley H. 1954 - Species of the subfamily Phytoseiinae (Acarina: Laelaptidae) from Australia - Austral. J. Zool. 2: 169 - 191. doi: 10.1071 / ZO 9540169","Ehara S. 1958 - Three predatory mites of the genus Typhlodromus from Japan (Phytoseiidae) - Annot. Zool. Japonenses 31: 53 - 57.","Chant D. A. 1959 - Phytoseiid mites. Part I. Bionomics of seven species in southeastern England. Part II. A taxonomic review of the family Phytoseiidae, with descriptions of 38 new species - Can. Entomol. 91, suppl. 12: 1 - 166.","Corpuz L. A., Rimando L. 1966 - Some Philippine Amblyseiinae (Phytoseiidae: Acarina) - Philippine Agriculture 50: 114 - 136.","Schicha E. 1975 - Predacious mites (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) on sprayed apple trees at Bathurst (N. S. W.) - J. Austral. Entomol. Soc. 14: 217 - 219.","Moraes G. J. de, Kreiter S., Lofego A. C. 2000 - Plant mites of the French Antilles. 3. Phytoseiidae - Acarologia 40: 237 - 264.","Bin Ibrahim Y., Tan S. Y. 2000 - Influence of sublethal exposure to abamectin on the biological performance of Neoseiulus longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - J. Econ. Entomol. 93 (4): 1085 - 1089. doi: 10.1603 / 0022 - 0493 - 93.4.1085","Schausberger P., Croft B. A. 1999 a - Predation on and discrimination between con- and heterospecific eggs among specialist and generalist phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Environ. Entomol. 28: 523 - 528.","Croft B. A., Luh H. - K., Schausberger P. 1999 a - Larval size relative to larval feeding, cannibalism of larvae, egg, or adult female size and larval-adult setal patterns among thirteen phytoseiid mite species - Exp. Appl. Acarol. 23: 599 - 610.","Schausberger P., Croft B. A. 2000 a - Nutritional benefits of intraguild predation and cannibalism among generalist and specialist phytoseiid mites - Ecol. Entomol. 25: 1 - 8. doi: 10.1046 / j. 1365 - 2311.2000.00284. x","Blackwood J. S., Schausberger P., Croft B. A. 2001 - Prey stage preferences in generalist and specialist phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) when offered Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) eggs and larvae - Environ. Entomol. 30: 1103 - 1111.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494."]}

Amblyseius segregans De Leon Amblyseius segregans De Leon, 1966: 90; McMurtry, 1983: 252; Denmark and Muma, 1989: 126; Denmark et al., 1999: 30; Moraes et al., 2000: 241. The biology of this species found only four times in British Guyana (2 females), Guatemala and Honduras (2 females), Guadeloupe (1 female) and Martinique (1 female) on various plants (De Leon, 1966; McMurtry, 1983; Denmark and Muma, 1989; Moraes et al., 2000; Moraes et al., 2004b) remains unknown. Previous Records — British Guyana (De Leon, 1966), Guadeloupe and Martinique (Moraes et al., 2000), Honduras and Guatemala (Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, RiviŁre Corossol, Cascade des Ecrevisses, 16°11’N, 61°39’W, alt. 177 m, 4 ♀ on a small schrub, Kreiter coll., 26 Dec. 2008; Basse-Terre, 1 Łre Chute du Carbet, 16°03’N, 61°39’W, alt. 890 m, 2 ♀ on Miconia furfuracea, Kreiter coll., 30 December 2008; Grande-Terre, Porte d’Enfer, beach, 16°31’N, 61°28’W, alt. 2 m, 1 ♀ on Pluchea symphytifolia, Kreiter coll., 27 December 2008. Remarks — the measurements and description of the specimens collected fit very well those mentioned by Moraes et al. (2000)., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on page 297, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["De Leon D. 1966 - Phytoseiidae of British Guyana with keys to species (Acarina: Mesostigmata) - Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas 8: 81 - 102.","McMurtry J. A. 1983 - Phytoseiid mites from Guatemala, with descriptions of two new species and redefinitions of the genera Euseius, Typhloseiopsis, and the Typhlodromus occidentalis species group (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Intern. J. Entomol. 25 (4): 249 - 272.","Denmark H. A., Muma M. H. 1989 - A revision of the genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914 (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, USA, 4, 149 pp.","Denmark H. A., Evans G. A., Aguilar H., Vargas C., Ochoa R. 1999 - Phytoseiidae of Central America - Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, 125 pp.","Moraes G. J. de, Kreiter S., Lofego A. C. 2000 - Plant mites of the French Antilles. 3. Phytoseiidae - Acarologia 40: 237 - 264.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494."]}

Amblyseius sakalava Blommers Amblyseius sakalava Blommers, 1976: 96; suspected junior synonym of Amblyseius largoensis (according to Ueckermann and Loots, 1988). Biology — Amblyseius sakalava was first found in Madagascar on Corchorus trilocularis (Blommers, 1976) and then in a search for native natural enemies of Tetranychus urticae Koch in Sri-Lanka, collected on Manihot esculenta and identified by Dr Viebergen (Wijesekara, 2006). Its life history, reproductive performance on different foods and functional response to the prey were studied in the laboratory. At an average temperature of 29°C, when fed on pollen, A. sakalava completed its life cycle (egg to adult) in 4.5 days on average. The mean preovipositional period is 4.1 days and a female lays an average of 2.2 eggs per day when fed on T. urticae and 1.9 eggs per day when fed on pollen of Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae). The predatory mite reproduces equally when fed on this pollen and a mixture of T. procumbens pollen and the prey mite. But the reproductive performance was significantly lower when the predatory mite was fed on Tetranychus urticae Koch mite alone or pollen of Tithonia diversifolia or a mixture of T. diversifolia pollen and the latter prey mite. Study of functional response showed a typical type 2 response (Wijesekara, 2006). Previous Records — Madagascar (Blommers, 1976; Moraes et al., 2004b), Sri Lanka (Viebergen, in Wijesekara, 2006). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, RiviŁre Corossol, Route des Mamelles, 16°10’N, 61°41’W, alt. 221 m, 1 ♀ on Syngonium podophyllum, Kreiter coll., 22 Dec. 2008. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. The measurements of the single specimen collected fit rather well the measurements given by Blommers (1976). This species was considered as a junior synonym of Amblyseius largoensis (Muma) by Ueckermann and Loots (1988). We fully disagree with this claimed synonymy as to our knowledge it was not demonstrated and as several characters are different between the two species: A. sakalava has 30 % longer measurements for several setae, especially Z5, nearly two times longer cervix of the spermatheca, at least 7 poroids on the dorsal shield to up to 15 compared to none to three maximum in A. largoensis, and the posterior limit of the sternal concave instead of straight in A. largoensis. However as we have collected only one specimen, all these differences have to be examined carefully on more individuals and the potential synonymy studied with modern analysis means. The measurements of the adult female presently found are as follow: dorsal shield smooth, dorsal shield length 365, width 258, 7 solenostomes (gd 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9), j1 35, j3 52, j4 5, j5 8, j6 8, J2 8, J5 13, z2 15, z4 13, z5 8, Z1 10, Z4 100, Z5 264, s4 93, S2 10, S4 8, S5 8, r3 10, R1 8, all setae smooth, st1- st1 65, st2-st2 70, st1-st3 68, posterior margin of the sternal shield straigth, metapodal 1 length 20, width 5, metapodal 2 length 15, width 1, ventrianal shield 108 long, 55 wide at level of anterior corners and 68 wide at level of anus, 4 poroids around the ventrianal shield and genital shield, JV5 63, spermatheca 33 long and 5 width, SgeI 45, SgeII 38, SgeIII 43, StiIII 40, SgeIV 118, StiIV 83, StIV 70, macrosetae whip-like, fixed digit of chelicerae 33, mobile digit of chelicerae 33, 11 denticles on fixed digit and 5 on mobile digit., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on pages 290-291, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Blommers L. 1976 - Some Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) from Madagascar, with descriptions of eight new species and notes on their biology - Bijdragen tot Dierkunde 46 (1): 80 - 106.","Ueckermann E. A., Loots G. C. 1988 - The African species of the subgenera Anthoseius De Leon and Amblyseius Berlese (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Entomol. Mem. Depart. Agric. Water Supply, RSA 73: 1 - 168.","Wijesekara G. A. W. 2006 - Life history, reproductive performance and functional response of Amblyseius sakalava, a potential biocontrol agent of the twospotted spider mite - Cey. J. Sci. (Bio. Sci.) 35 (2): 137 - 140.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494."]}

Typhlodromips amilus De Leon Typhlodromips amilus De Leon, 1967: 28, senior synonym of Typhlodromips bhoraii De Leon, in Denmark et al., 1999: 37-38. The biology of this species found only two times, in Trinidad Island on Cedrela sp. and on an unknown Bromeliaceae by De Leon (1967) and on Hevea brasiliensis by Ferla and Moraes (2002) is unknown. This species is mentioned and indicated as a senior synonym of T. bhoraii De Leon in the catalogue of Denmark et al. (1999). Previous Records — Brazil, Trinidad (De Leon, 1967; Denmark et al., 1999; Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Petit-Bourg, Domaine Duclos de l’INRA Antilles-Guyane, 16°12’N, 61°39’W, alt. 85 m, 1 ♀ on Spathodea campanulata, Kreiter coll., 3 January 2009. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. The measurements of the single specimen collected fit rather well the measurements given by De Leon (1967) and by Denmark et al. (1999). All setae are however slightly shorter, between 1 and 5 µm, which represent less than 10 % of variation, which is less than the intraspecific variation of 20 % around the mean defined by Tixier (2012). In addition, Denmark et al. (1999) mentioned that T. amilus is a species submitted to variation in lengths of setae. The measurements of the single adult female presently found are as follow: dorsal shield reticulated, dorsal shield length 355, width 183, six solenostomes (gd 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9), j1 18, j3 20, j4 10, j5 13, j6 10, J2 13, J5 8, z2 15, z4 15, z5 11, Z1 13, Z4 33, Z5 53, s4 20, S2 16, S4 15, S5 10, r3 10, R1 13, Z4 and Z5 serrated, st1-st1 52, st2-st2 63, st1-st3 58, posterior margin of the sternal shield straight, metapodal 1 length 15, width 5, metapodal 2 length 10, width 2, ventrianal shield 100 long, 90 wide at level of anterior corners and 80 wide at level of anus, 3 poroids around the ventrianal shield, JV5 28, spermatheca 18 long and 8 width, SgeI 15, SgeII 13, SgeIII 13, StiIII 20, SgeIV 28, StiIV 13, StIV 30, macrosetae all knobbed, fixed digit of chelicerae 28, mobile digit of chelicerae 28, 8-9 denticles on fixed digit and 3 on mobile digit., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on page 296, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["De Leon D. 1967 - Some mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on Plants in Trinidad, West Indies - Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, Kansas, 66 pp.","Denmark H. A., Evans G. A., Aguilar H., Vargas C., Ochoa R. 1999 - Phytoseiidae of Central America - Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, 125 pp.","Ferla N. J., Moraes G. J. de, 2002 - Acaros predadores (Acari) em plantas nativas e cultivadas do Estado do Rio Grannde do Sul, Brasil - Rev. Brasil. Zool. 19 (4): 1001 - 1031.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Tixier M. - S. 2012 - Approaches to assess intraspecific variations of morphological continuous characters: the case study of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Cladistics sous presse, doi: 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 0031.2012.00394. x"]}

Euseius ovaloides (Blommers) Amblyseius (Amblyseius) ovaloides Blommers, 1974: 147. Amblyseius ovaloides Schicha and McMurtry, 1986: 177; Gutierrez and Etienne, 1986: 88. Euseius ovaloides Quilici et al., 1997: 284; Moraes et al., 2000; Quilici et al., 2000: 100; 242; Moraes et al., 2001: 43. The biology of this species found only a few times in Madagascar (Blommers, 1974), Papua-New Guinea (Schicha and Gutierrez 1985), Seychelles (Schicha, 1987), Reunion Island, (Quilici et al., 1997, 2000), Guadeloupe, Martinique and Marie-Galante (Moraes et al., 2000; Kreiter et al., 2006) on various plants remains unknown. It was suspected to be a poorly active predator of tetranychid mites (Gutierrez and Etienne, 1986). Previous Records — French Antilles (Guadeloupe and Marie-Galante) (Moraes et al., 2000), Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Reunion Island (Kreiter et al., 2000), Seychelles (Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Vieux-Habitants, Station Le Bouchu du CIRAD, 16°03’N, 61°45’W, alt. 21 m, 1 ♀ on Spondias monbim, Kreiter coll., 19 June 2008; Grande-Terre, Vieux Bourg, Port, 16°21’N, 61°31’W, alt. 2m, 1 ♀ on Carica papaya, Kreiter coll., 29 december 2008; Basse- Terre, Viard, beach, 16°10’N, 61°35’W, alt. 4 m, 1 ♀ on Ricinus communis, Kreiter and Rault coll., 1 January 2009; Martinique, Saint-Esprit, Quartier RØgal, 14°32’N, 60°58’W, alt. 112 m, 1 ♀ on Spondias dulcis, Kreiter coll., 15 November 2010; Le Marin, 14°28’N, 60°51’W, alt. 112 m, 3 ♀ on Annona muricata, Kreiter coll., 16 November 2010; Le Lorrain, Morne DØgras, 14°48’N, 61°05’W, alt. 355 m, 2 ♀ on Carica papaya, Kreiter coll., 22 November 2010. Remarks — the measurements and description of the specimens collected fit very well those given by Moraes et al. (2000)., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on pages 297-298, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Blommers L. 1974 - Species of the genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914, from Tamatave, east Madagascar (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) - Bull. Zool. Museum Univ. van Amsterdam 3: 143 - 155.","Schicha E., McMurtry J. A. 1986 - Two new and two known species of Typhlodromus Scheuten (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Australia - J. Austral. Entomol. Soc. 25: 177 - 183. doi: 10.1111 / j. 1440 - 6055.1986. tb 01100. x","Gutierrez J., Etienne J. 1986 - Les Tetranychidae de La ROunion et quelques-uns de leurs prOdateurs - Agronomie trop. 41 (1): 84 - 91.","Quilici S., Kreiter S., Ueckermann E. A., Vincenot D. 1997 - Predatory mites (Acari) from various crops on ROunion Island - Intern. J. Acarol. 23: 283 - 291.","Moraes G. J. de, Kreiter S., Lofego A. C. 2000 - Plant mites of the French Antilles. 3. Phytoseiidae - Acarologia 40: 237 - 264.","Quilici S., Ueckermann E. A., Kreiter S., VayssiLres J. - F. 2000 - Phytoseiidae (Acari) of ROunion Island - Acarologia 41: 95 - 106.","Moraes G. J. de, Ueckermann E. A., Oliveira A. R., Yaninek J. S. 2001 - Phytoseiidae mites of the genus Euseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa - Zootaxa 3: 1 - 70.","Schicha E., Gutierrez J. 1985 - Phytoseiidae of Papua New Guinea, with three new species, and new records of Tetranychidae (Acari) - Intern. J. Acarol. 11: 173 - 181. doi: 10.1080 / 01647958508683412","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494."]}

Amblyseius fernandezi Chant and Baker Amblyseius fernandezi Chant and Baker, 1965: 19. The biology of this species, found in Central America, is unknown. Previous Records — Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica (Chant and Baker, 1965; Denmark et al., 1999; Moraes et al., 2004b; Castro et al., 2010), El Salvador, Mexico and Venezuela (Castro et al., 2010). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, RiviŁre Corossol, Cascade des Ecrevisses, 16°11’N, 61°39’W, alt. 177 m, 1 ♀ on an unknown Melastomataceae, Kreiter coll., 26 Dec. 2008. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. The measurements of the single specimen collected fit rather well the measurements given by Denmark and Muma (1989). All the setae are however slightly longer, but at maximum less than 10 % of variation, which is less than the threshold of 20 % around the mean defined by Tixier (2012) to characterize intraspecific variations. The measurements of the adult female presently found are as follow: dorsal shield smooth, dorsal shield length 368, width 288, 1 solenostome visible (gd 9), j1 30, j3 41, j4 3, j5 5, j6 5, J2 5, J5 8, z2 15, z4 12, z5 3, Z1 10, Z4 112, Z5 190, s4 90, S2 10, S4 10, S5 10, r3 12, R1 10, all setae smooth, st1-st1 65, st2-st2 75, st1-st3 63, posterior margin of the sternal shield concave, metapodal 1 length 25, width 3, metapodal 20 length 10, width 2, ventrianal shield 115 long, 78 wide at level of anterior corners and 78 wide at level of anus, 4 poroids around the ventrianal shield and genital shield, JV5 80, spermatheca 17 long and 5 width, SgeI 40, SgeII 40, SgeIII 50, StiIII 35, SgeIV 75, StiIV 62, StIV 75, macrosetae whip-like, fixed digit of chelicerae 37, mobile digit of chelicerae 40, 13-14 denticles on fixed digit and 4 on mobile digit., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on page 290, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Chant D. A., Baker, E. W. 1965 - The Phytoseiidae (Acarina) of Central America - Mem. Entomol. Soc. Canada, 41, 56 pp.","Denmark H. A., Evans G. A., Aguilar H., Vargas C., Ochoa R. 1999 - Phytoseiidae of Central America - Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, 125 pp.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 b - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa 434: 1 - 494.","Castro T. M. M. G. de, Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A. 2010 - New Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Costa Rica, with description of two new species and additional information on other species - Intern. J. Acarol. 36 (1): 35 - 48. doi: 10.1080 / 01647950903506718","Denmark H. A., Muma M. H. 1989 - A revision of the genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914 (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, USA, 4, 149 pp.","Tixier M. - S. 2012 - Approaches to assess intraspecific variations of morphological continuous characters: the case study of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Cladistics sous presse, doi: 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 0031.2012.00394. x"]}

Neoseiulella splendida Ferragut and Peaea-Estevez (Figure 39) Neoseiulella splendida Ferragut and Peaea-Estevez 2003: 161-164; Moraes et al. 2004: 295; Moraza and Peaea-Estevez 2006: 58; Chant and McMurtry 2007: 147. Adult female (Figure 39a – e) Dorsal shield (Figure 39a) — Dorsal shield heavily reticulated: length 361 (352 – 369); width 189 (181 – 196) (at level of s4) and 195 (193 – 197) (at level of Z1). Seven pairs of solenostomes on the dorsal shield: gd1, gd2, gd4, gd5, gd6, gd8, and gd9. Ferragut and Peaea-Estevez (2003) noted the presence of only six pairs of solenostomes (gd1, gd2, gd5, gd6, gd8, and gd9). However, on their drawings a pair of solenostomes corresponding to the position of gd4 (according Athias-Henriot [1975] and Swirski et al. [1998]) is present. One pair of poroids. Sublateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae, all smooth except Z5 slightly serrated: j1 26 (23 – 28); j3 34 (32 – 35); j4 16; j5 16 (15 – 16); j6 18 (17 – 19); J2 19 (18 – 20); J5 17; z2 17 (16 – 17); z3 34 (33 – 35); z4 24; z5 16 (15 – 17); Z1 20 (19 – 20); Z4 62 (61 – 62); Z5 78; s4 34 (32 – 35); s6 40 (37 – 43); S2 41 (37 – 45); S4 27 (26 – 28); S5 26 (24 – 28); sub-lateral setae r3 30 (29 – 30) and R1 27 (25 – 29). Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level between j1-j3. Ventral shields (Figure 39b) — Sternal shield 69 (68 – 70) long and 69 (68 – 70) wide (at level of ST2), smooth with two pairs of setae (ST1 and ST2) and two pairs of poroids. ST3 and ST4 on separate platelets and a pair of small poroids accompanying ST4. Genital shield 125 long, 68 wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Four elongate platelets or genital sigilla (folded in the specimen examined) between genital shield and ventrianal shields. One pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 1 pair of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield elongated with conspicuous waist, much longer than wide, 134 (124 – 143) long and 86 (82 – 89) wide (at level of ZV2), faintly striate, with four pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2 JV3 and ZV2) and with a pair of circular solenostomes gv3. Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 50 (44 – 56) long, smooth. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 31 (26 – 35) long and 6 (5 – 7) wide. Spermatheca (Figure 39c) — Cervix 4 (3 – 4) long, U-shaped. Chelicera (Figure 39d) — Two teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 36 (34 – 38) long, unidentate. Legs (Figure 39e) — Measurements of legs: leg I 332 (331 – 333); leg II 286 (279 – 292); leg III 284 (276 – 292); leg IV 392 (383 – 401). Seven setae (2- 2/0, 2/0-1) on the genu II. One pointed macroseta, 47 (46 – 48) long, on the basitarsus IV. Material examined — Four female paratypes deposited in the Department of Agroforestal Ecosystems, Universidad PolitØcnica de Valencia, Spain. Adult male (Figure 39f, g) Dorsal shield — dorsal shield similar to but smaller than the female. Sub-lateral seta R 1 inserted on the dorsal shield (different from the female, on which R 1 inserted on lateral margin). Ventrianal shield 140 long and 135 wide, distinctly reticulated, bearing seven pairs of preanal setae with a pair of poroids (Figure 39 f). Spermatodactyl Lshaped (Figure 39 g). This description is based on a paratype specimen. Previous reports — N. splendida is only known from Canary Islands. Plants on which this species was reported are: Argyranthemum lidii Humphries, A. escarrei (Svent.) Humphries, Cynara cardunculus, Nauplius stenophyllus (Link) Webb and Berth., Schizogyne glaberrima DC., Sonchus brachylobus Webb and Berthel (Asteraceae); Hypericum reflexum L.f. (Hypericaceae); Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. (Poaceae); Suaeda vera J.F.Gmel., S. vermiculata Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel. (Chenopodiaceae). Remarks — N. splendida is similar to N. litoralis. However these two species differ by the following characters: gd4 presence/ absence (present on N. splendida; absent on N. litoralis); j3, z3, Z4, Z5, s4, and s6 lengths; the length of the peritreme (extending between j1-j3 on N. splendida; extending between z2-j3 on N. litoralis). Moreover, the males of these two species differ in the number of setae on the ventrianal shield (seven pairs on N. splendida, six on N. litoralis). These two species seem thus to be separate entities. However, further experiments would be useful in order to conclude on the reliability of these morphological characters in species identification., Published as part of Kanouh, M., Kreiter, S., Douin, M. & Tixier, M. - S., 2012, Revision Of The Genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Re-Description Of Species, Synonymy Assessment, Biogeography, Plant Supports And Key To Adult Females, pp. 259-348 in Acarologia 52 (3) on pages 332-334, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122048, http://zenodo.org/record/4667090, {"references":["Ferragut F., Peaea-Estevez M. A. 2003 - Phytoseiid mites of the Canary Islands (Acari: Phytoseiidae): 1. Gran Canaria Island - Intern. J. Acarol., 29 (2): 149 - 170.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa, 434: 1 - 494.","Moraza M. L., Peaea-Estevez M. A .. 2006 - A new species of Neoseiulella (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from the Macaronesian Region, Canary Islands - Zootaxa, 1366: 55 - 59.","Chant D. A .., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Michigan, Indira Publishing House, 220 pp.","Athias-Henriot C. 1975 - Nouvelles notes sur les Amblyseiini. II. Le relevO organotaxique de la face dorsale adulte (Gamasides protoadOniques, Phytoseiidae) - Acarologia, 17 (1): 20 - 29.","Swirski E., Ragusa S., Tsolakis H. 1998 - Keys to the phytoseiid mites (Parasitiformes: Phytoseiidae) of Israel - Phytophaga, 8: 85 - 154."]}

Neoseiulella spaini (Collyer) (Figure 38) Typhlodromus spaini Collyer 1982: 189; Schicha 1987: 134-135; Chant and Yoshida-Shaul 1989: 1024-1026. Neoseiulella (Typhloctona) spaini (Collyer) Denmark and Rather 1996: 73-74. Neoseiulella spaini (Collyer) Moraes et al. 1986: 202; Moraes et al. 2004: 295; Chant and McMurtry 2007: 147. Adult female (Figure 38a – d) Dorsal shield (Figure 38a) — Dorsal shield distinctly reticulated along the lateral area: length 412; width 209 (at level of s4) and 218 (at level of Z1). Six pairs of solenostomes on the dorsal shield: gd1, gd2, gd4, gd5, gd6, and gd9. One pair of poroids. Sub-lateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae, all smooth, except Z5 slightly serrated: j1 25; j3 26; j4 11; j5 11; j6 15; J2 16; J5 12; z2 10; z3 16; z4 17; z5 11; Z1 15; Z4 31; Z5 48; s4 23; s6 23; S2 20; S4 17; S5 17; sublateral setae r3 20 and R1 16. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level between j1-j3. Ventral shields (Figure 38b) — Sternal shield 84 long and 91 wide (at level of ST2), smooth, with three pairs of setae (ST1, ST2 and ST3) and two pairs of poroids. Metasternal setae (ST4) inserted on separate platelets with a pair of small poroids. Genital shield 126 long and 72 wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Four elongate platelets or genital sigilla separating genital and ventrianal shields folded under the genital shield. One pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 3 pairs of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield subtriangular-shaped, 140 long and 118 wide (at level of ZV2), is smooth, with four pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3 and ZV2) and a pair of small and circular solenostomes gv3 posteromediad to JV3. Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 44 long, smooth. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 35 long and 8 wide. Spermatheca (Figure 38c) — Cervix 8 long, cupshaped. Chelicera (Figure 38d) — Five teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 33 long, bidentate. Legs (Figure 38e) — Measurements of legs: leg I 368; leg II 322; leg III 320; leg IV 412. Eight setae (2- 2/1, 2/0-1) on the genu II. Three knobbed macrosetae, 30, 28 and 54 long, on the genu, tibia and basitarsus IV, respectively. Material examined — The female holotype deposited in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection (NZAC), Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand. Adult male Described by Collyer (1982) and Denmark and Rather (1996). We were not able to borrow the male type specimen of this species. Previous reports — N. spaini is only known from New Zealand (Collyer 1982; Schicha 1987). The female holotype, paratypes and other specimens of this species are reported on Olearia colensoi (Asteraceae) at Ruahine Range and Urewera National Park., Published as part of Kanouh, M., Kreiter, S., Douin, M. & Tixier, M. - S., 2012, Revision Of The Genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Re-Description Of Species, Synonymy Assessment, Biogeography, Plant Supports And Key To Adult Females, pp. 259-348 in Acarologia 52 (3) on pages 331-332, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122048, http://zenodo.org/record/4667090, {"references":["Collyer E. 1982 - The Phytoseiidae of New Zealand (Acarina) 1. The genera Typhlodromus and Amblyseius - keys and new species - New Zealand J. Zool., 9: 185 - 206. doi: 10.1080 / 03014223.1982.10423848","Schicha E. 1987 - Phytoseiidae of Australia and neighboring areas - Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, 187 pp.","Chant D. A., Yoshida-Shaul. E. 1989 - A world review of the tiliarum species group in the genus Typhlodromus Scheuten (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Can. J. Zool., 67 (4): 1006 - 1046. doi: 10.1139 / z 89 - 144","Denmark H. A., Rather A. Q. 1996 - Revision of the genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Intern. J. Acarol., 22 (1): 43 - 77. doi: 10.1080 / 01647959608684080","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A. 1986 - A catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. References to taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and habitat - EMBRAPA-DDT, Brasilia. 353 pp.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa, 434: 1 - 494.","Chant D. A .., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Michigan, Indira Publishing House, 220 pp."]}

Neoseiulella ferraguti Moraza and Peaea-Estevez (Figure 28) Neoseiulella ferraguti Moraza and Peaea-Estevez 2006: 56-58. Adult female (Figure 28a – e) Dorsal shield (Figure 28a) — Dorsal shield smooth: length 365; width 226 (at level of s4), 264 (at level of Z1), with seven pairs of solenostomes: gd1, gd2, gd4, gd5, gd6, gd8, and gd9. Seven pairs of poroids. Sub-lateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae, all smooth except Z4 and Z5 which are slightly serrated: j1 28; j3 49; j4 31; j5 32; j6 38; J2 34; J5 19; z2 15; z3 54; z4 47; z5 29; Z1 34; Z4 77; Z5 94; s4 62; s6 64; S2 71; S4 54; S5 33; sub-lateral setae r3 28 and R1 35. Most dorsal setae of opisthosomal area (S2, S4, S5, Z4, Z5, and J5) on tubercles. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level of j1. Ventral shields (Figure 28 b) — Sternal shield 67 long and 68 wide (at level of ST2), smooth, with two pairs of setae (ST1 and ST2) and two pairs of distinct poroids. ST3 and ST4 on separate platelets. A pair of small poroids accompanies ST4. Genital shield 130 long and 66 wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Four elongate platelets or genital sigilla separating genital and ventrianal shields folded under genital shield. One pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 3 pairs of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield subtriangularshaped, 127 long and 112 wide (at level of ZV2), faintly striate, with four pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3 and ZV2), and a pair of large and circular solenostomes gv3 posteromediad to JV3. Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 66 long, lightly serrated. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 22 long and 11 wide. Spermatheca (Figure 28c) — Cervix 4 long, Ushaped. Chelicera (Figure 28d) — Seven teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 37 long, bidentate. Legs (Figure 28e) — Measurements of legs: leg I 422; leg II 313; leg III 314; leg IV 362. Eight setae (2-2/1, 2/0-1) on the genu II. One macroseta (not reported on the original description), 33 long, on the genu III. Three other pointed macrosetae, 54, 34, 67 long, on genu, tibia and basitarsus IV, respectively. Material examined — The female holotype deposited in Museum of Zoology of University of Navarra (MZUNAV), Spain. Adult male (Figure 28f, g) Male specimen of this species similar to but smaller than the female. Moraza and Peaea-Estevez (2006) described the male of N. ferraguti. However, these authors did not give a complete setal and body measurements. We thus present a complete description of this male. Dorsal shield — Dorsal shield chaetotaxy similar to the female, with smooth surface: length 322; width 163 (at level of s4), 200 (at level of Z1), with seven pairs of solenostomes: gd1, gd2, gd4, gd5, gd6, gd8, and gd9. Dorsal shield bearing 21 pairs of setae (sub-lateral setae, r3 and R 1 on the dorsal shield). All dorsal setae smooth, except Z5 which is slightly serrated: j1 29; j3 36; j4 22; j5 22; j6 25; J2 25; J5 13; z2 11; z3 43; z4 33; z5 24; Z1 25; Z4 55; Z5 68; s4 49; s6 48; S2 50; S4 39; S5 29; sub-lateral setae r3 23 and R 1 32. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level of j1. Ventral shields (Figure 28f) — Sternogenital shield is smooth. Ventrianal shield 135 long and 170 wide, lightly reticulated, bearing seven pairs of preanal setae with two pairs of poroids. Caudoventral seta JV5 42 long, smooth, on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. Chelicera (Figure 28g) — Two teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 31 long, unidentate. Spermatodactyl L-shaped. Legs — Measurements of legs: leg I 375; leg II 306; leg III 283; leg IV 355. Three macrosetae, 35, 35 and 50 long, on genu, tibia, and basitarsus IV, respectively. The male specimen of this species is different from the female by the position of both sub-lateral setae (r3 and R 1) (on dorsal shield on the male; on lateral margin on the female), and the number of solenostomes on the ventrianal shield (two pairs on the male; one pair on the female). Material examined — A male paratype specimen. Previous reports — N. ferraguti is only known from Tenerife (Canary Islands). It was reported from lichens on dead log, and from soil and litter of Cheirolophus canariensis var. subexpinnatus (Burch.) A. Hansen and Sunding (Asteraceae)., Published as part of Kanouh, M., Kreiter, S., Douin, M. & Tixier, M. - S., 2012, Revision Of The Genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Re-Description Of Species, Synonymy Assessment, Biogeography, Plant Supports And Key To Adult Females, pp. 259-348 in Acarologia 52 (3) on pages 313-316, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122048, http://zenodo.org/record/4667090, {"references":["Moraza M. L., Peaea-Estevez M. A .. 2006 - A new species of Neoseiulella (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from the Macaronesian Region, Canary Islands - Zootaxa, 1366: 55 - 59."]}

Neoseiulella neoviniferae Basha, Mahrous and Mostafa (Figure 33) Neoseiulella grapevini Basha et al., Chant and Mc- Murtry 2007: 147. Adult female (Figure 33a – d) Dorsal shield (Figure 33a) — Dorsal shield distinctly reticulated throughout: length 386 (381 – 390), width 175 (171 – 178) (at level of s4) and 191 (187 – 195) (at level of Z1). Seven pairs of large solenostomes on the dorsal shield: gd1, gd2, gd4, gd5, gd6, gd8, and gd9. Five pairs of poroids. Sublateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Like us, Basha et al. (2004) noted the presence of seven pairs of solenostomes. However, on their drawings gd4 is absent (present on the specimens examined). Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae, all smooth: j1 23 (21 – 25); j3 24 (22 – 26); j4 14 (12 – 15); j5 12 (10 – 13); j6 16 (15 – 17); J2 15 (14 – 15); J5 15 (14 – 15); z2 10 (9 – 11); z3 24 (22 – 25); z4 19 (17 – 20); z5 14 (13 – 15); Z1 17 (16 – 17); Z4 47 (44 – 49); Z5 62 (59 – 64); s4 23 (22 – 24); s6 26 (25 – 27); S2 35 (34 – 36); S4 33 (31 – 35); S5 28 (26 – 30); sub-lateral setae r3 28 (26 – 30) and R1 25 (23 – 27). Presence of few visible muscles marks (sigilles) on the dorsal shield. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level of j3. Ventral shields (Figure 33b) — Sternal shield 62 (60 – 63) long and 67 (66 – 67) wide (at level of ST2), is smooth with two pairs of setae (ST1 and ST2) and two pairs of poroids. ST3 and ST4 on separate platelets. A pair of small poroids accompanying ST4. Genital shield 128 (125 – 131) long and 66 (64 – 67) wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Four elongate platelets or genital sigilla between genital and ventrianal shields. One pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 4 pairs of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield subtriangularshaped, 130 (125 – 134) long and 98 (95 – 101) wide (at level of ZV2), distinctly reticulated, with four pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3 and ZV2) and a pair of solenostomes gv3 posterior to JV2. Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 48 (46 – 50) long, smooth. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 39 (38 – 40) long and 5 (4 – 6) wide. Spermatheca (Figure 33c) — Cervix 4 (3 – 4) long, cup-shaped. Chelicera (Figure 33d) — Two large teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 38 (36 – 39) long, unidentate. Basha et al. (2004) mentioned that the fixed digit bears three teeth. Legs (Figure 33e) — Measurements of legs: leg I 341 (333 – 349); leg II 286 (285 – 286); leg III 285 (284 – 286); leg IV 381 (369 – 393). Seven setae (2- 2/0, 2/0-1) on the genu II. One macroseta 42 (37 – 47) long, on the basitarsus IV. Material examined — Four female paratypes deposited in the collection of Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Egypt. Adult male The male of this species is unknown. Previous reports — N. neoviniferae is only known from Al-Sharkia Governorate, El-Khattara District (Egypt) on Vitis vinifera L. (Vitaceae). Remarks — N. neoviniferae is similar to N. montforti but differs by the presence/ absence of gd5 (present on N. neoviniferae; absent on N. montforti), the shape of the spermatheca (c-shaped on N. neoviniferae; U-shaped on N. montforti) and measurements of some dorsal setae (j6, J2, z2, Z1 and R 1)., Published as part of Kanouh, M., Kreiter, S., Douin, M. & Tixier, M. - S., 2012, Revision Of The Genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Re-Description Of Species, Synonymy Assessment, Biogeography, Plant Supports And Key To Adult Females, pp. 259-348 in Acarologia 52 (3) on pages 322-324, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122048, http://zenodo.org/record/4667090

Neoseiulella dachanti (Collyer) (Figure 25) Typhlodromus dachanti Collyer 1964: 638-640. Schicha 1980: 22-24; Collyer 1982: 189; Schicha 1987: 139, 141; Chant and Yoshida-Shaul 1989: 1032-1034. Neoseiulella (Neoseiulella) dachanti (Collyer) Denmark and Rather 1996: 54-55. Neoseiulella dachanti (Collyer) Moraes et al. 1986: 201; Moraes et al. 2004: 293; Chant and McMurtry 2007: 147. Adult female (Figure 25a – e) Dorsal shield (Figure 25a) — Dorsal shield smooth: length 394; width 225 (at level of s4), 226 (at level of Z1). Four pairs of solenostomes: gd2, gd4, gd6, and gd9. Four pairs of poroids. Sub-lateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae, all dorsal and sub-lateral setae smooth, except Z5 slightly serrated: j1 27; j3 41; j4 7; j5 8; j6 12; J2 13; J5 7; z2 11; z3 39; z4 13; z5 8; Z1 13; Z4 48; Z5 111 (106 – 115); s4 42; s6 17; S2 23; S4 12; S5 10; r3 14 and R1 15. Presence of few visible muscles marks (sigilles) on the dorsal shield. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level of j1. Ventral shields (Figure 25b) — Sternal shield 83 long and 80 wide (at level of ST2), smooth with three pairs of setae (ST1, ST2 and ST3) and two pairs of poroids. A pair of metasternal setae (ST4) on separate platelets accompanied by a pair of small poroids. Genital shield 104 long and 68 wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Four elongate platelets or genital sigilla separating genital and ventrianal shields folded under genital shield. One pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 3 pairs of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield 121 long and 88 wide (at level of ZV2), smooth, with three pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2 and ZV2; JV3 absent), with a pair of large solenostomes gv3 posterior to JV2. Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 39 long, smooth. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 20 long and 6 wide. Spermatheca (Figure 25c) — Cervix 3 long, shallowly cup-shaped. Chelicera (Figure 25d) — Twelve teeth, without pilus dentilis, on the fixed digit. Movable digit, 35 long, bearing three teeth. Legs (Figure 25e) — Measurements of legs: leg I 372; leg II 323 (318 – 328); leg III 323 (318 – 328); leg IV 395 (391 – 400). Seven setae (2-2/0, 2/0-1) on the genu II. Two macrosetae, 30 and 27 long, on genu and the tibia III, respectively. Three other macrosetae, 46, 48 and 48 long, on genu, tibia and basitarsus IV, respectively. Material examined — The female lectotype deposited in the BMNH, the British Museum of Natural History, Cromwell Road, London, UK. Adult male Described by Collyer (1964) and Schicha (1980). We were not able to borrow the male type specimen of this species. Previous reports — The type specimens of N. dachanti were collected at Waitakeres, near Auckland, New Zealand, on "native bush". This species is only known from the Australasian area: New Zealand (Collyer 1964, 1982) and Australia (Schicha 1987). Plant supports on which this species was reported are: Brachyglottis repanda J. R. and G. Forst. (Asteraceae); Coprosma sp. (Rubiaceae); Cytisus sp. (Fabaceae); Elaeocarpus dentatus (G. R. and G. Forster) Vahl (Elaeocarpaceae); Erica sp. (Ericaceae); Melicytus ramiflorus G. R. and G. Forster (Violaceae); Nothofagus sp. (Nothofagaceae); Nothopanax sp., Pseudopanax sp. (Araliaceae); Podocarpus sp. (Podocarpaceae); Eucalyptus sp. (Myrtaceae); Rubus sp. (Rosaceae) and tree ferns., Published as part of Kanouh, M., Kreiter, S., Douin, M. & Tixier, M. - S., 2012, Revision Of The Genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Re-Description Of Species, Synonymy Assessment, Biogeography, Plant Supports And Key To Adult Females, pp. 259-348 in Acarologia 52 (3) on page 310, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122048, http://zenodo.org/record/4667090, {"references":["Collyer E. 1964 - The occurrence of some mites of the family Phytoseiidae in New Zealand, and descriptions of seven new species - Acarologia, 6: 632 - 646.","Collyer E. 1982 - The Phytoseiidae of New Zealand (Acarina) 1. The genera Typhlodromus and Amblyseius - keys and new species - New Zealand J. Zool., 9: 185 - 206. doi: 10.1080 / 03014223.1982.10423848","Schicha E. 1987 - Phytoseiidae of Australia and neighboring areas - Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA, 187 pp.","Chant D. A., Yoshida-Shaul. E. 1989 - A world review of the tiliarum species group in the genus Typhlodromus Scheuten (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Can. J. Zool., 67 (4): 1006 - 1046. doi: 10.1139 / z 89 - 144","Denmark H. A., Rather A. Q. 1996 - Revision of the genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Intern. J. Acarol., 22 (1): 43 - 77. doi: 10.1080 / 01647959608684080","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A. 1986 - A catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. References to taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and habitat - EMBRAPA-DDT, Brasilia. 353 pp.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004 - A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae - Zootaxa, 434: 1 - 494.","Chant D. A .., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Michigan, Indira Publishing House, 220 pp."]}

Neoseiulella longiseta Moraza, Peaea-Estevez and Ferragut (Figure 30) Neoseiulella longiseta Moraza, Peaea-EstØvez and Ferragut 2005: 107-111; Moraza and Peaea-Estevez 2006: 59; Chant and McMurtry 2007: 147. Adult female (Figure 30a – e) Dorsal shield (Figure 30a) — Dorsal shield faintly striate: length 405 (401 – 408); width 202 (196 – 207) (at level of s4), 238 (234 – 242) (at level of Z1), with seven pairs of solenostomes: gd1, gd2, gd4, gd5, gd6, gd8, and gd9. No poroid visible. Sublateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae, all smooth, except Z4 and Z5 serrated. Most lateral setae on tubercles: j1 31; j3 41 (37 – 45); j4 12 (10 – 14); j5 16 (15 – 16); j6 26 (25 – 26); J2 16 (15 – 16); J5 14 (13 – 15); z2 10; z3 46 (41 – 51); z4 25 (23 – 27); z5 15 (14 – 15); Z1 15; Z4 88 (84 – 91); Z5 117 (116 – 118); s4 67 (63 – 70); s6 71 (70 – 72); S2 75 (73 – 76); S4 63 (62 – 63); S5 45 (41 – 48); sub-lateral setae r3 24 (23 – 25) and R1 34 (33 – 35). Presence of few visible muscles marks (sigilles) on the dorsal shield. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level of j1. Ventral shields (Figure 30 b) — Sternal shield 75 (74 – 76) long and 75 (74 – 76) wide (at level of ST2), smooth, with two pairs of setae (ST1 and ST2) and poroids. ST3 and ST4 on separate platelets with a pair of small poroids accompanying ST4. Genital shield 140 long and 75 (73 – 76) wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Four elongate platelets or genital sigilla separating genital and ventrianal shields folded under the genital shield. No pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 2 pairs of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield subcircular-shaped, reticulate with four pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3 and ZV2), and a pair of large and circular solenostomes gv3 posteromediad to JV3. Length 136 (135 – 137); wide 129 (127 – 130) (at level of ZV2), 142 (137 – 147) (at level of JV3), 99 (97 – 101) (al level of anus). Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 83 (80 – 85) long, smooth. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 26 (24 – 28) long and 8 (6 – 7) wide. Spermatheca (Figure 30c) — Cervix 5 (4 – 6) long, U-shaped. Chelicera (Figure 30d) — Six teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 46 (42 – 48) long, bidentate. Legs (Figure 30e) — Measurements of legs: leg I 401; leg II 306 (287 – 325); leg III 313 (300 – 325); leg IV 438 (430 – 445). Eight setae (2-2/1, 2/0-1) on the genu II. Three pointed macrosetae, 63 (62 – 64), 49 (40 – 58) and 76 (72 – 78) long, on the genu, tibia and basitarsus IV, respectively. Material examined — Two female paratypes deposited in Museum of Zoology of University of Navarra, Spain. Adult male Described by Moraza et al. (2005). We were not able to borrow the male type specimen of this species. Previous reports — N. longiseta is only known from the Canary Islands. It was collected from dry soil, moss and litter under the following plants: Aeonium sp., Monanthes sp. (Crassulaceae), Asplenium sp. (Aspleniaceae), Juniperus turbinata Guss. (Cupressaceae), Cistus monspeliensis L. (Cistaceae), and from lichens (Moraza et al. 2005)., Published as part of Kanouh, M., Kreiter, S., Douin, M. & Tixier, M. - S., 2012, Revision Of The Genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Re-Description Of Species, Synonymy Assessment, Biogeography, Plant Supports And Key To Adult Females, pp. 259-348 in Acarologia 52 (3) on page 318, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122048, http://zenodo.org/record/4667090, {"references":["Moraza M. L., Peaea-Estevez M. A .. 2006 - A new species of Neoseiulella (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from the Macaronesian Region, Canary Islands - Zootaxa, 1366: 55 - 59.","Chant D. A .., McMurtry J. A. 2007 - Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Michigan, Indira Publishing House, 220 pp.","Moraza M. L., Peaea-Estevez M. A., Ferragut F .. 2005 - Two new species of Neoseiulella Muma of the Canary Islands (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Intern. J. Acarol., 31 (2): 107 - 112. doi: 10.1080 / 01647950508683659"]}

Neoseiulella montforti (Rivnay and Swirski) (Figure 31) Typhloctonus montforti Rivnay and Swirski 1980: 179-182; Swirski and Amitai 1984: 77; Denmark and Rather 1984: 169-170; Moraes et al. 1986: 233. Typhlodromus montforti (Rivnay and Swirski) Chant and Yoshida-Shaul 1989: 1020-1023. Neoseiulella montforti (Rivnay and Swirski) Swirski and Amitai 1997b: 37; Moraes et al. 2004: 294; Chant and Mc- Murtry 2007: 147. Neoseiulella (Typhloctona) montforti (Rivnay and Swirski) Denmark and Rather 1996: 66- 68. Adult female (Figure 31a – d) Dorsal shield (Figure 31a) — Dorsal shield heavily reticulate: length 383 (381 – 384); width 193 (191 – 194) (at level of s4), 196 (194 – 197) (at level of Z1), with six pairs of solenostomes: gd1, gd2, gd4, gd6, gd8, and gd9. No poroid visible. Sub-lateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae. On one of specimens examined, one seta of the J1 pair is present. All dorsal and sub-lateral setae smooth, except Z5 serrated: j1 30 (28 – 31); j3 36 (34 – 37); j4 25 (23 – 26); j5 23 (22 – 24); j6 31 (30 – 31); J1 36; J2: 37 (36 – 37); J5 13 (12 – 13); z2 24 (22 – 25); z3 32 (31 – 32); z4 34 (33 – 34); z5 23; Z1 41 (39 – 43); Z4 48 (46 – 50); Z5 58 (56 – 59); s4 38 (37 – 39); s6 43; S2 45 (43 – 46); S4 43 (41 – 45); S5 40 (38 – 41); sub-lateral setae r3 35 (33 – 36) and R1 41 (39 – 42). Presence of few visible muscles marks (sigilles) on the dorsal shield. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level of j3 or between j1-j3. Ventral shields (Figure 31b) — Sternal shield weakly sclerotized, 74 (73 – 74) long and 80 wide (at level of ST2), smooth, with two pairs of setae (ST1 and ST2) and two pairs of poroids. ST3 and ST4 on separate platelets with a pair of small poroids accompanying ST4. Genital shield 150 long and 76 (74 – 78) wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Four elongate platelets or genital sigilla separating genital and ventrianal shields folded under the genital shield. One pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 4 pairs of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield subtriangular-shaped, 133 (131 – 135) long and 116 (112 – 119) wide (at level of ZV2), reticulate with four pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3 and ZV2), and a pair of small circular solenostomes gv3 posteromediad to JV3. Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 52 (51 – 53) long, is smooth. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 38 (35 – 40) long and 5 (4 – 6) wide. Spermatheca — Spermatheca not discernible in the two type specimens examined. Rivnay and Swirski (1980) mentioned that the cervix has a Ushaped type. Chelicera (Figure 31c) — Two or three teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 39 (38 – 40) long, bears one or two teeth. Legs (Figure 31d) — Measurements of legs: leg I 357 (350 – 363); leg II 302 (297 – 307); leg III 312 (302 – 321); leg IV 422 (411 – 432). Seven setae (2-2/0, 2/0-1) on the genu II. One macroseta, 38 (34 – 41) long, on the basitarsus IV. Material examined — Two female paratypes deposited in the Division of Entomology, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel. Adult male The male of this species is unknown. Previous reports — N. montforti is only known from Israel (Swirski and Amitai 1984; Swirski and Amitai 1997a). The type specimens were collected at Monfort (Western Galilee, Israel) on Quercus calliprinos (Fagaceae). It has since been reported on Artemisia monosperma, Limbarda crithmoides (Asteraceae); at Haifa (Western Carmel) on Q. calliprinos; and on Platanus orientalis L. (Platanaceae)., Published as part of Kanouh, M., Kreiter, S., Douin, M. & Tixier, M. - S., 2012, Revision Of The Genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). 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