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Cydnoseius Muma 1967 Cydnoseius Muma 1967, p. 274; Chant and McMurtry, 2007, p. 137. Type species. Cydnoseius negevi Swirski and Amitai 1961., Published as part of Palevsky, Eric, Gal, Shira & Ueckermann, Edward A., 2009, Phytoseiidae from date palms in Israel with descriptions of two new taxa and a key to the species found on date palms worldwide (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 1715-1747 in Journal of Natural History 43 (27 - 28) on page 1732, DOI: 10.1080/00222930902969484, http://zenodo.org/record/5216635, {"references":["Muma HM. 1967. New Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) from southern Asia. Florida Entomol. 50: 267 - 280.","Chant DA, McMurtry JA. 2007. Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). West Bloomfield (MI): Indira Publishing House. 220 p.","Swirski E, Amitai S. 1961. Some phytoseiid mites (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) of Israel, with a description of two new species. Israel J Agric Res. 11: 193 - 202."]}

Metaseiulus Muma 1961 Metaseiulus Muma 1961, p. 294; Chant and McMurtry, 2007, p. 169. Type species. Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) validus Chant 1957., Published as part of Palevsky, Eric, Gal, Shira & Ueckermann, Edward A., 2009, Phytoseiidae from date palms in Israel with descriptions of two new taxa and a key to the species found on date palms worldwide (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 1715-1747 in Journal of Natural History 43 (27 - 28) on page 1736, DOI: 10.1080/00222930902969484, http://zenodo.org/record/5216635, {"references":["Muma HM. 1961. Subfamilies, genera and species of Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Bull Fl State Mus, Biol Sci. 5: 267 - 302.","Chant DA, McMurtry JA. 2007. Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). West Bloomfield (MI): Indira Publishing House. 220 p.","Chant DA. 1957. Description of some phytoseiid mites (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Part I. Nine species from British Columbia with keys to the species of British Columbia. Part II. Redescriptions of eight species described by Berlese. Can. Entomol. 89: 289 - 308."]}

Euseius Wainstein, 1962b Euseius Wainstein, 1962b, p. 15; Chant and McMurtry, 2007, p. 118. Type species. Seius finlandicus Oudemans, 1915., Published as part of Palevsky, Eric, Gal, Shira & Ueckermann, Edward A., 2009, Phytoseiidae from date palms in Israel with descriptions of two new taxa and a key to the species found on date palms worldwide (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 1715-1747 in Journal of Natural History 43 (27 - 28) on page 1732, DOI: 10.1080/00222930902969484, http://zenodo.org/record/5216635, {"references":["Wainstein BA. 1962 b. Revision of the genus Typhlodromus Scheuten, 1857 and systematics of the family Phytoseiidae (Berlese, 1916) (Acarina: Parasitiformes). Acarologia. 4: 5 - 30. French.","Chant DA, McMurtry JA. 2007. Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). West Bloomfield (MI): Indira Publishing House. 220 p.","Oudemans, A. C. 1915. Acarologische Aanteekeningen. LVI. Entomol Bericht, the Netherlands. 4: 180 - 188."]}

Typhlodromus Scheuten 1857 Typhlodromus Scheuten 1857, p. 111; Chant and McMurtry, 2007 p. 147. Type species. Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten 1857., Published as part of Palevsky, Eric, Gal, Shira & Ueckermann, Edward A., 2009, Phytoseiidae from date palms in Israel with descriptions of two new taxa and a key to the species found on date palms worldwide (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 1715-1747 in Journal of Natural History 43 (27 - 28) on page 1737, DOI: 10.1080/00222930902969484, http://zenodo.org/record/5216635, {"references":["Scheuten A. 1857. Einiges uber Milben. Archiv fur Naturgesch. 23: 104 - 112.","Chant DA, McMurtry JA. 2007. Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). West Bloomfield (MI): Indira Publishing House. 220 p."]}

The structure of phytoseiid communities on citrus varies among orchards and seasons, with potential implications for biocontrol services. Such variation may be driven by meteorological conditions and cultivar-specific traits. We conducted an outdoor seedling experiment to determine the effects of different cultivars on the establishment of introduced predatory mites (Euseius stipulatus and E. scutalis) and colonization by naturally occurring phytoseiids (Amblyseius swirskii, Iphiseius degenerans, and Typhlodromus athiasae) across seasons. Euseius stipulatus persisted through the spring only where it was released, regardless of cultivar, and reduced colonization by I. degenerans. In early summer (hot and dry conditions), nearly all phytoseiid species essentially disappeared, and after that only the naturally occurring A. swirskii and T. athiasae re-established. In mid-summer, A. swirskii colonized cultivars differentially, especially where pollen was provisioned, and was negatively related with the colonization of T. athiasae, which is known as its intraguild prey. Additionally, we performed laboratory experiments that simulated daily temperature fluctuations typical to spring and mid-summer seasons, measuring key demographic parameters of A. swirskii and E. stipulatus on leaf disc arenas of two citrus cultivars. Simulated spring temperatures resulted in higher total reproductive output in E. stipulatus than in A. swirskii, whereas mid-summer temperatures resulted in the opposite pattern. Both results are consistent with the seasonal patterns observed in the outdoor experiment. Together with the phytoseiid dynamics observed previously in commercial orchards, these findings emphasize the role of meteorological conditions and cultivars in the structure and function of phytoseiid communities., Acarologia, 59, 443-455