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12. The effects of diet switching from almond pollen to natural prey on predation capacity and population growth potential of Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) over 30 generations

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Yazdanpanah, Shima, Fathipour, Yaghoub, Riahi, Elham, and Zalucki, Myron P.

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Mass-rearing, Pollen, Diet shifting, Predation capacity, Quality Control
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2022
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14. Effects of diet switching from almond pollen to natural prey on predation capacity of Neoseiulus cucumeris.

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Yazdanpanah, Shima, Fathipour, Yaghoub, Riahi, Elham, and Zalucki, Myron P.

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*POLLEN, *LIFE history theory, *DIET, *PREDATION, *ALMOND growing, *TWO-spotted spider mite, *ALMOND, *HYBRID rice
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Monitoring the performance of a predator long‐term reared on a non‐prey diet when switches to a prey is extremely important to have a successful biological control program. In the current study, the efficacy of Neoseiulus cucumeris Oudemans long‐term reared on almond pollen during 30 generations in encountering with its natural prey, Tetranychus urticae Koch was evaluated under laboratory conditions. Every 10 generations (G1, G10, G20 and G30), the development, reproduction, population growth potential and predation capacity of the predator were determined after exposure to the natural prey, for one (S1), three (S3) or five (S5) successive generations. The results indicated that the pre‐adult duration of N. cucumeris before diet switching did not differ from those after diet switching in G1, G20 and G30. Similarly, the values of the intrinsic rate of increase (r) and finite rate of increase (λ) were not significantly affected by the diet switching in all generations tested. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in pre‐adult duration between the individuals reared on natural prey for one generation or more in all generations tested, except for G1. Continuous feeding on the prey for five generations (G1‐S5 and G30‐S5) significantly reduced the fecundity compared with those reared for three generations (G1‐S3 and G30‐S3). We found that continuous feeding on natural prey for three or five generations after different periods of feeding on almond pollen did not significantly change the most important life history traits and predation capacity. In other words, the overall performance of the mass‐reared predator remained effective after exposure to natural prey for five generations. It can be concluded that almond pollen is a good food source for the rearing of N. cucumeris because the population growth potential and reproduction of the predator remained constant during the long‐term rearing and after switching to the natural prey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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17. Generation-dependent demography and predation capacity of Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) fed on saffron pollen.

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Pourbahram, Pouya, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Yazdanpanah, Shima, and Fathipour, Yaghoub

Subjects
MITES, POLLEN, PHYTOSEIIDAE, PREDATORY mite, PREDATION, POLLINATION
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Using alternative food for mass rearing of phytoseiid predatory mites may facilitate their cost-effective production. Demographic parameters of Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot fed on saffron (Crocus sativus) pollen was determined over 20 continuous generations. Furthermore, the ability of A. swirskii to consume the natural prey Tetranychus urticae Koch after the first, 10th and 20th generations was evaluated. The longest (7.40 d) and shortest (6.18 d) development time occurred in the first and 10th generations, respectively. Females at the 10th generation laid their eggs earlier (after 2.63 days) and also had higher fecundity (49.46 eggs) compared with other generations. The gross reproductive rate (GRR), net reproductive rate (R0), intrinsic rate of increase (r) and finite rate of increase (λ) of A. swirskii remained stable during different generations. Furthermore, the results of this study revealed that the values of r, GRR and λ were not significantly affected by the generation. The net predation rate (C0), and finite predation rate (ω) of this predator in 20th generation was significantly higher than the first and 10th generations, which represents high predation capability of the predator after rearing on pollen for a long time. Finally, it can be concluded that saffron pollen maintained a proper performance of A. swirskii up to 20 generations and this alternative diet can be used for mass rearing of this predatory mite. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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20. Generation-dependent functional and numerical responses of Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) long-term reared on almond pollen.

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Yazdanpanah, Shima, Fathipour, Yaghoub, Riahi, Elham, and Zalucki, Myron P.

Subjects
*PHYTOSEIIDAE, *POLLEN, *MITES, *TWO-spotted spider mite, *ALMOND, *OVIPARITY
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It is important to know how the quality of predators changes during different generations of rearing. Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) reared on almond pollen for 30 generations (G1-G30) was evaluated for searching efficacy and ovipoisition behaviour on Tetranychus urticae Koch as prey. The functional and numerical responses were determined every ten generations by offering a range of prey densities (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 nymphs) under standard conditions (25 ± 1°C, 60 ± 5% RH, and a photoperiod of L16:D8 h). In all generation tested N. cucumeris exhibited a type II functional response. The attack rate and handling time declined until G20, but increased from then onwards. The highest estimated maximum predation rate (T/Th) was in G20 (86 prey/day), while the lowest was in G1 (53 prey/day). The quality of mass-reared predators did not decline against T. urticae prey after different periods of rearing on pollen. Mites reared for an extended period on almond pollen were equivalent or even better than mites reared for a short period because of higher predation and oviposition rates at each prey density. Based on this study and those we have already conducted, we propose almond pollen is a good candidate for the mass rearing of N. cucumeris for use in augmentative biological control programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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21. Modeling Temperature-Dependent Development Rate of Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Fed on Two Alternative Diets.

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Yazdanpanah, Shima, Fathipour, Yaghoub, Riahi, Elham, and Zalucki, Myron P

Subjects
PHYTOSEIIDAE, PREDATORY mite, MITES, BIOLOGICAL pest control agents, ALMOND, ANIMAL nutrition
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Developmental time of the predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) fed on cattail and almond pollen was determined under laboratory conditions at nine constant temperatures: 10, 15, 20, 25, 27, 30, 32, 35 and 38°C. No development was observed at 10°C. The lower temperature threshold (T 0) was estimated to be 10. 97 and 10. 29°C for the almond and cattail pollen, respectively, using the Ikemoto linear model. Thermal constant (K) for pre-adult development of N. cucumeris was 112.8 and 123.5 DD fed on almond and cattail pollen, respectively, using the Ikemoto linear model. The interaction between diet and temperature had a significant effect on the developmental rate of N. cucumeris. The nonlinear Pradhan-Taylor, Janisch/Kontodimas, Briere-1, and Janisch/Rochat models best described the developmental rate of pre-adult stages of N. cucumeris. The estimated T fast by Pradhan-Taylor model was 31.9 and 33.9°C when fed on almond and cattail pollen, respectively, which was similar to the observed shortest developmental time at 32°C. Our results revealed that N. cucumeris could develop over a wide temperature range (15–35°C), which is a desirable characteristic for a biocontrol agent in biological control programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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23. Neophyllobius

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Khanjani, Mohammad, Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, Yazdanpanah, Shima, and Masoudian, Farshad

Subjects
Arthropoda, Arachnida, Prostigmata, Animalia, Camerobiidae, Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Neophyllobius
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Key to Iranian and Turkish species of the genus Neophyllobius (females) 1. Propodosoma with pdx setae............................................................................. 2 - Propodosoma without pdx setae................................................. N. fani Dogan & Ayyildiz 2003 2. Propodosoma with 1 pair of pdx setae.................................................................... 3 - Propodosoma with a single pdx seta........................................................ N. ostovani s p. nov. 3. Tarsus II with 10 (ω) setae.............................................................................. 4 - Tarsus II with 8 / 9 (ω) setae............................................................................ 17 4. Tarsus IV with 8 setae.................................................................................. 5 - Tarsus IV with 7 setae................................................................................ 16 5. Femur II with 4 setae........................................................ N. sultanensis Akyol & Ko&sigmav; 2006 a - Femur II with 3 setae................................................................................... 6 6. Femur IV with 1 seta......................................................... N. bamiensis Khanjani et al. 2012 - Femur IV with 2 setae................................................................................. 7 7. Palp tarsus with 1 eupathidion.......................................................................... 8 - Palp tarsus with 2 eupathidia............................................................................ 9 8. Setae pdx 43, c 1 48, c 2 80, d 1 128, e 1 96, f 1 69...................................... N. demirosyi Akyol & Ko&sigmav; 2006 b - Setae pdx 69, c 1 149, c 2 107, d 1 150, e 1 113, f 1 91.................................. N. afyonensis Akyol & Ko&sigmav; 2006 a 9. Setae f 1 26 and h 1 8 long.................................................. N. karabagiensis Akyol & Ko&sigmav; 2006 b - Setae f 1 62–103 and h 1 26–47 long........................................................................ 10 10. Setae c 1 2.6 times longer than pdx........................................................................ 11 - Setae c 1 less than 1.5 times length of pdx.................................................................. 12 11. Setae pdx 30, c 1 100, d 1 93 long.............................................. N. olurensis Dogan & Ayyildiz 2003 - Setae pdx 57, c 1 153, d 1 150 long................................................ N. turcicus Ko&sigmav; & Ayyildiz 1996 12. Setae c 1, d 1 and e 1 subequal in length..................................................................... 13 - Setae c 1, d 1 and e 1 not subequal in length.................................................................. 14 13. Setae pdx 110, c 1 125, d 1 125, e 1 125 long................................... N. pistaciae Bolland & Mehrnejad 2001 - Setae pdx 54, c 1 74, d 1 69, e 1 69 long....................................... N. camelli Khanjani & Ueckermann 2002 14. Ratio of the length of setae d 1 / c 1 > 2...................................................................... 15 - Setae d 1 / c 1 subequal in length, ratio ca. 1..................................... N. askalensis Dogan & Ayyildiz 2003 15. Genual setae III shorter, less than length of tibia......................... N. persiaensis Khanjani & Ueckermann 2002 - Genual setae III longer, equal to length of tibia and tarsus............................. N. populus Akyol & Ko&sigmav; 2006 b 16. Setae pdx 75, c 1 –c 2 85, d 1 95, long............................................ N. bolvadinensis Akyol & Ko&sigmav; 2006 b - Setae pdx 43, c 1 47, c 2 57, d 1 53, long........................................... N. orhani Dogan & Ayyildiz 2003 17. Tarsi I–II with 9 (ω)– 9 / 8 (ω) setae........................................................................ 18 - Tarsi I–II with 10 (ω)– 9 (ω) setae......................................................................... 19 18. Tarsi II–IV with 9 (ω)– 7 – 7........................................................... N. artiplicis Bolland 1986 - Tarsi II–IV with 8 (ω)– 8 – 8.......................................... N. seemani Khanjani & Ahmad Hoseini 2013 19. Tarsi IV with 7 setae.................................................................................. 20 - Tarsi IV with 8 setae.................................................................................. 21 20. Setae c 1 208, d 1 223, e 1 223, f 1 178..................................... N. astragalusi Khanjani & Ueckermann 2002 - Setae c 1 48, d 1 59, e 1 85, f 1 85..................................................... N. yunusi Akyol & Ko&sigmav; 2006 b 21. Tibia II with 9 (φ) setae....................................................... N. zolfigoli Khanjani et al. 2010 - Tibia II with 8 (φ) setae................................................................................ 22 22. Seta vi > ve, h 1 1 / 3 h 2 ........................................................... N. kamalii Khanjani et al. 2010 - Seta vi < ve, h 1 as long as h 2............................................................................ 23 23. Seta c 1 86–133, c 2 80–94, d 1 130–143, e 1 114–131 and genu II 156–280.......................................... 24 - Seta c 1 159–208, c 2 95–162, d 1 154–223, e 1 145–223 and genu II 285–302....................................... 26 24. Seta vi 67 –77, sce 65–72, d 2 63–77, f 1 100–106............................................................. 25 - Setae vi 57 –60, sce 50–52, d 2 54, f 1 90–92............................... N. dogani Khanjani & Ahmad Hoseini 2013 25. Genual setae I 81, II 156; c 1 108–109, f 2 52–55....................................... N. mitrae Khanjani et al. 2011 - Genual setae I 210–223, II 275–280; c 1 83–86, f 2 40–44..................................... N. lorestanicus sp. nov. 26. Prodorsal setae vi 65 –75, sci 58–61, sce 61–65 and opisthosomal seta f 1 102–106..................................................................................................... N. edwardi Khanjani & Ahmad Hoseini 2013 - Prodorsal setae vi 83 –93, sci 75–83, sce 76–85 and opisthosomal seta f 1 128–143... N. asalii Khanjani & Ueckermann 2006

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2014
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24. Neophyllobius Berlese

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Khanjani, Mohammad, Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, Yazdanpanah, Shima, and Masoudian, Farshad

Subjects
Arthropoda, Arachnida, Prostigmata, Animalia, Camerobiidae, Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Neophyllobius
Abstract

Genus Neophyllobius Berlese Type species: Neophyllobius elegans Berlese, 1886: 19. Genus diagnosis. Stylophore with 1���2 pairs of peritremes. Counts of setae and solenidia from palptrochanter to palptarsus: 0, 2, 1, 3 + 1 claw, 2 setae+ 1���2 eupathidia+ 1 solenidion. Idiosoma with 14 or 15 (pdx when present usually paired, sometimes medial and single) pairs of long, stout, serrated setae; two pairs of eyes. Ventral surface with two pairs of setae, 4 a, ag; anogenital valves with two pairs of genital setae (g 1���2) and three pairs of pseudanal setae (ps 1���3). Coxae I���II and coxae III���IV well separated; coxal shields smooth or reticulated; trochanters visible from dorsal view, each with one seta; genual setae usually very long and whip-like, genua I and II with a small solenidion k, genu less than one���fourth length of tibia. Setal formula of tibiae I���IV 8���9, 7��� 9, 7 ��� 8, 6 ��� 7; each tibia of female with a solenidion but tibia I of male with two solenidia. Setal formula of tarsi 9���10 (��), 9���10 (��), 7���8, 7 ��� 8; tarsi III and IV of female without solenidia but tarsi of male each with a long solenidion; tarsi I���IV with two midventral setae. All tarsi with two claws and empodium with tenent hairs., Published as part of Khanjani, Mohammad, Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, Yazdanpanah, Shima & Masoudian, Farshad, 2014, Neophyllobius lorestanicus sp. nov. and N. ostovani sp. nov. (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran, pp. 441-454 in Zootaxa 3764 (4) on page 441, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3764.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/225926, {"references":["Berlese, A. (1886) Acari dannosi alle piante coltivate. Padova, 1 - 31."]}

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2014
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25. Neophyllobius lorestanicus sp. nov. and N. ostovani sp. nov. (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran

Author

Khanjani, Mohammad, Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, Yazdanpanah, Shima, and Masoudian, Farshad

Subjects
Arthropoda, Arachnida, Prostigmata, Animalia, Camerobiidae, Biodiversity, Taxonomy
Abstract

Khanjani, Mohammad, Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, Yazdanpanah, Shima, Masoudian, Farshad (2014): Neophyllobius lorestanicus sp. nov. and N. ostovani sp. nov. (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 3764 (4): 441-454, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3764.4.4

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2014

26. Neophyllobius lorestanicus Khanjani, Hoseini, Yazdanpanah & Masoudian, 2014, sp. nov

Author

Khanjani, Mohammad, Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, Yazdanpanah, Shima, and Masoudian, Farshad

Subjects
Arthropoda, Arachnida, Prostigmata, Animalia, Camerobiidae, Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Neophyllobius, Neophyllobius lorestanicus
Abstract

Neophyllobius lorestanicus sp. nov. (Figs. 33���49) Diagnosis. Tarsi I���II 10 (��)��� 9 (��), seta vi < ve, seta c 1 83���86, c 2 90���94, d 1 130���143, e 1 128���131; genual setae I 210��� 223, II 275���280, genua setae IV 302���338, seta vi 67 ���77, sce 65���72, c 1 83���86, d 2 63���77, f 1 100���106, f 2 40���44. FEMALE (n= 4). Dimensions (range of paratypes in parenthesis): length of body excluding gnathosoma 325 (340���360), width 300 (313���320). Dorsum (Fig. 33) . With 15 pairs of long serrated setae set on tubercles, all setae longer than distance to setae next behind. Length of prodorsal setae: vi 73 (67���68), ve 62 (59���61), sci 66 (60���63), sce 72 (66���70), pdx 70 (70��� 72), opisthosomal setae: c 1 86 (83���86), c 2 94 (90���93), d 1 142 (137���138), d 2 67 (63���67), e 1 131 (128���130), e 2 73 (68���72), f 1 106 (100���103), f 2 44 (40���44), h 1 47 (42���44), h 2 36 (36���38). Distances between setae: vi��� vi 60 (57���59), ve���ve 104 (100���102), vi���ve 33 (30���31), vi���pdx 52 (51���54), pdx���pdx 12 (10 ��� 10), pdx���c 1 27 (29���33), c 1 ���d 1 40 (41��� 43), d 1 ���d 1 9 (7 ��� 7), d 1 ���d 2 88 (86���87), d 1 ��� e 1 35 (48���51), sci���sci 110 (108���110), ve���sci 10 (9���10), sce���sce 148 (144��� 145), sci���sce 32 (33���34), sce���c 1 100 (105), sce���c 2 49 (52���53), c 1 ���c 1 12 (10 ��� 10), c 1 ���c 2 94 (91���93), c 2 ���c 2 179 (184��� 185), d 2 ���d 2 160 (172���175), e 1 ��� e 1 8 (6���7), e 1 ���f 1 55 (50���52), f 1 ���h 1 54 (66���68), e 1 ��� e 2 75 (73���75), d 2 ��� e 2 38 (33���36), f 1 ��� f 1 7 (6 ��� 6), f 1 ���f 2 70 (68���70), f 2 ���f 2 120 (125), e 2 ���f 2 76 (80���81), h 1 ���h 1 5 (4���5), h 1 ���h 2 22 (22���23), h 2 ���h 2 50 (52���54), c 2 ���d 2 51 (52���58), d 2 ��� e 2 38 (34���36), f 2 ���h 2 36 (35���38). Two pairs of eyes, anterolateral to sce. Venter (Fig. 34). Coxal setae stout and serrate, setae 1 a slender and slightly serrate. Endopodal shields absent. Anogenital area with one pair of aggenital setae (ag), two pairs of genital setae (g 1���2) and three pairs of anal setae (ps 1���3) (Fig. 4). Length of ventral setae: Setae 1a 28 (26���27), 1 b 26 (25���27), 1 c 58 (56���57), 2 b 46 (44���45), 3 b 36 (34���35), 3 c 46 (42���43), 4a 40 (37���39), 4 b 28 (26���28), 4 c 34 (36���37). Anogenital setae: ag 26 (23���25), g 1 16 (15��� 17), g 2 15 (14), ps 1 15 (13), ps 2 14 (13), ps 3 15 (14). Gnathosoma (Figs. 35���37) . Gnathosoma 89 (83���85) long (from base of infracapitulum to tip of palp) and 80 (75���80) wide. Infracapitulum with setae m 25 (22���24) only and two pairs of adoral setae (or 1���2), or 1 9 (8���9), or 2 8 (7���9); m���m 26 (23���24) (Fig. 35). Palp five segmented with following setal distribution: tarsus with two eupathidia, two simple setae, one small solenidion; tibia with three tactile setae, one blade-like seta; genu with one long, slender, serrated seta 36 (35���38); femur with two serrated setae, 19 (18���20) and 30 (30���37) (fig. 37); chelicerae length 28 (25���27) (fig. 36). Legs (Figs. 38���49). Leg measurements: leg I 578 (555���565), leg II 515 (500���506), leg III 542 (534���538), leg IV 585 (575���580), leg IV longer than others. Chaetotaxy of leg segments as follows: coxae 3 ��� 1���2 ��� 2, trochanters 1 ��� 1 ��� 1 ��� 1, femora 4 ��� 3 ��� 2 ��� 2, genua 1 + 1 �� ��� 1 + 1 �� ��� 1 ��� 1, tibiae 9 + 1 �� ��� 8 + 1 �� ��� 8 + 1 �� ��� 7 + 1 ��, tarsi 10 + 1 �� ��� 9 + 1 �� ��� 8 ��� 8. Leg setae as illustrated in Figs 38���49. Genual setae III���IV longer than I���II (Figs. 39, 41, 43, 45). Genual setae lengths as follows: I���IV 223 (210���215)��� 279 (275���280)��� 306 (300���318)��� 327 (317���338). Remarks. Neophyllobius lorestanicus sp. nov. closely resembles N. mitrae Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2011, but differs from the latter by: (1) shorter dorsal setae c 1, 83���86, and f 2 40���44, opposed to longer dorsal setae c 1, 108��� 109 and f 2, 52���55 in N. mitrae; (2) setae c 2 longer than setae c 1 , as compared to setae c 2 shorter than setae c 1 in N. mitrae; (3) genual setae I 210���223, II 275���280, III 300���318 respectively in N. lorestanicus whereas I 81 ���83, II 155���157, III 236���259 in N. mitrae. The new species also similar to N. sultanensis Akyol & Ko&sigmav;, 2006 a, in having equal lengths in some dorsal setae, but can be readily distinguished from N. sultanensis by: (1) femora II with three setae in the new species instead of four setae in N. sultanensis, (2) tarsi II with 9 + 1 �� setae in N. lorestanicus sp. nov. opposed to tarsi II with 10 + 1 �� setae in N. sultanensis, (3) length of f 1 100���106 in the new species compared to f 1 122 in N. sultanensis. The new species is also close to N. podocarpi Bolland, 1991 in having the same dorsal setae lengths, setal counts for tibiae and femora, but differs from the latter in: 1) shorter dorsal setae pdx 70���72, c 1 83���86 as opposed to longer dorsal setae pdx 85, c 1 125 in N. podocarpi 2) tarsi II with 9 + 1 �� in N. lorestanicus whereas tarsi II with 10 + 1 �� in N. podocarpi. Male. Unknown. Etymology. The new species is named after the name of the province, Lorestan, in southwest Iran, the birthplace of the second author. Type materials. Holotype female from soil under of Prunus domestica L. (Rosaceae), and three paratype females from soil under Juglans regia L (Juglandaceae), Sarcheshmahe village, Mahallate, Markazi province, (33 �� 54 ' 39.94'' N, 50 �� 27 ' 10.15'' E, 1754 m above sea level), 8 Nov. 2012; col. Mohammad Ahmad Hoseini. The type materials are preserved as slide mounted specimens, the holotype female and two paratype females are deposited in the Acari collection of department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bu���Ali Sina, Hamedan, Iran and one paratype female will be deposited in the Arachnida Collection of ARC ���Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa., Published as part of Khanjani, Mohammad, Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, Yazdanpanah, Shima & Masoudian, Farshad, 2014, Neophyllobius lorestanicus sp. nov. and N. ostovani sp. nov. (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran, pp. 441-454 in Zootaxa 3764 (4) on page 450, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3764.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/225926, {"references":["Khanjani, M., Molavi, F. & Ueckermann, E. A. (2011) A new species of the genus Neophyllobius Berlese (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran. International Journal of Acarology, 37 (1), 129 - 134. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647954.2010.543698","Bolland, H. R. (1991) Review of the systematics of the family Camerobiidae. II. The genus Neophyllobius Berlese, 1886 (Acari: Raphignathoidea). Genus, 2 (2), 59 - 226."]}

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2014
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27. Neophyllobius ostovani Khanjani & Ahmad-Hoseini, sp. nov

Author

Khanjani, Mohammad, Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, Yazdanpanah, Shima, and Masoudian, Farshad

Subjects
Neophyllobius ostovani, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Prostigmata, Animalia, Camerobiidae, Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Neophyllobius
Abstract

Neophyllobius ostovani Khanjani & Ahmad-Hoseini sp. nov. (Figs. 1���32) Diagnosis. This species is unique in the genus Neophyllobius in having a single pdx seta. FEMALE (n= 1). Dimensions: length of body excluding gnathosoma 288, width 260. Dorsum (Fig. 1). Dorsal idiosoma with 14 pairs of long serrated setae and single pdx seta, set on tubercles, all setae longer than distance to setae next behind. Length of prodorsal setae: vi 59, ve 57, sci 55, sce 60, pdx 75; opisthosomal setae: c 1 144, c 2 92, d 1 145, d 2 63, e 1 139, e 2 62, f 1 101, f 2 50, h 1 42, h 2 46. Distances between setae: vi��� vi 53, ve���ve 88, vi���ve 30, c 1 ���d 1 36, d 1 ���d 1 8, d 1 ���d 2 74, d 1 ��� e 1 54, sci���sci 90, ve���sci 10, sce���sce 125, sci���sce 29, c 1 ���c 1 13, c 1 ���c 2 79, c 2 ���c 2 158, e 1 ��� e 1 4, e 1 ���f 1 53, f 1 ���h 1 54, e 1 ��� e 2 70, d 2 ��� e 2 34, f 1 ���f 1 15, f 1 ���f 2 60, f 2 ���f 2 120, e 2 ���f 2 62, h 1 ���h 1 8, h 1 ���h 2 17, h 2 ���h 2 38, f 2 ���h 2 46. Two pairs of eyes, located between setae sci and sce. Venter (Fig. 2). Coxal setae stout, serrate, setae 1 a slender, slightly serrate. Coxal shields partly reticulated. Anogenital area with one pair of aggenital setae (ag), two pairs of genital setae (g 1���2), three pairs of anal setae (ps 1��� 3) (Fig. 2). Length of ventral setae: 1a 32, 1 b 25, 1 c 52, 2 c 53, 3 b 26, 3 c 46, 4 a 37, 4 b 25, 4 c 36. Anogenital setae: ag 27, g 1 19, g 2 15, ps 1 13, ps 2 11, ps 3 12. Gnathosoma (Figs. 3���4). Gnathosoma 80 long (from base of infracapitulum to tip of palp) and 68 wide. Infracapitulum with setae m 22, two pairs of adoral setae, or 1 10, or 2 8, m���m 23. Palp five segmented with following setal distribution: tarsus with two eupathidia, two simple setae, one small solenidion; tibia with three tactile setae, one blade���like seta; genu with one long, slender, serrated seta 30; femur with two serrated setae 20, 28; chelicerae length 43 (Fig. 4). Legs (Figs. 5���16). Measurements of leg I 554, leg II 480, leg III 495, leg IV 541. Chaetotaxy of leg segments as follows coxae 3 ��� 1���2 ��� 2, trochanters 1 ��� 1 ��� 1 ��� 1, femora 4 ��� 3 ��� 2 ��� 2, genua 1 + 1 �� ��� 1 + 1 �� ��� 1 ��� 1, tibiae 9 + 1 �� ��� 8 + 1 �� ��� 8 + 1 �� ��� 7 + 1 ��, tarsi 9 + 1 �� ��� 9 + 1 �� ��� 8 ��� 8. Leg setae as indicated in Figs 5���16. Genual setae as illustrated in Figs 6, 8, 10, 12. Genual setae length as follows: I���IV 220���239 ��� 280���290. MALE (n= 2). Range of measurements: Length excluding gnathosoma 178���190, width 163���175. Dorsum (Fig. 17) . Dorsal idiosoma with 14 pairs of long serrated setae and single pdx seta, set on tubercles, all setae longer than distance to setae next behind. Length of prodorsal setae: vi 49 ���51, ve 41���42, sci 46���47, sce 44��� 46, pdx 32���35; opisthosomal setae: c 1 58���60, c 2 60���62, d 1 50���52, d 2 42���48, e 1 43 ���45, e 2 39 ���40, f 1 25���26, f 2 33���35, h 1 6���7, h 2 20���23. Distances between setae: vi��� vi 40���42, ve���ve 79���83, vi���ve 30���33, vi���pdx 38���40, c 1 ���d 1 27���34, d 1 ��� d 1 5���7, d 1 ���d 2 58���65, d 1 ��� e 1 30���33, sci���sci 79���84, ve���sci 10���11, sce���sce 109���115, sci���sce 36���38, c 1 ���c 1 9���10, c 1 ���c 2 76���79, c 2 ���c 2 131���140, e 1 ��� e 1 5���6, e 1 ���f 1 34���38, f 1 ���h 1 18���20, e 1 ��� e 2 52���61, d 2 ��� e 2 27���30, f 1 ���f 1 8���10, f 1 ���f 2 65���69, f 2 ���f 2 59���60, e 2 ���f 2 26���30, h 1 ���h 1 5���6, h 1 ���h 2 13���15, h 2 ���h 2 39���40, c 2 ���d 2 40���42, d 2 ��� e 2 27���30, f 2 ���h 2 12���13. Two pairs of eyes, located anterolateral to sce. Venter (Fig. 18). Coxal setae stout and serrate, setae 1 a slender and slightly serrate. Endopodal shields absent. Anogenital area with one pair of aggenital setae, one pairs of genital setae and three pairs of anal setae (Fig. 18). Length of ventral setae: 1a 29 ��� 31, 1 b 14���15, 1 c 43���45, 2 c 36���38, 3 b 21���23, 3 c 36���38, 4 a 33���35, 4 b 16���17, 4 c 22��� 24. Anogenital setae: ag 12���13, g 10 ��� 10, ps 1 8���10, ps 2 11���12, ps 3 9���10. Gnathosoma (Figs. 19���20) . Gnathosoma 80���86 long (from base of infracapitulum to tip of palp) and 61���63 wide. Infracapitulum with setae m 23���24 only and two pairs of adoral setae (or 1���2), or 1 6���7, or 2 5���6; m���m 21���23. Palp five-segmented with following setal distribution: tarsus with two eupathidia, two simple setae, one small solenidion; tibia with three tactile setae, one blade���like seta; genu with one long, slender, serrated seta 30���33; femur with two serrated setae 18���20, 25 ��� 26; cheliceral length 33���35 (Fig. 20). Legs (Figs. 21���32). Measurements of leg I 550���563, leg II 480���488, leg III 455���464, leg IV (508���520). Chaetotaxy of leg segments as follows coxae 3 ��� 1���2 ��� 2, trochanters 1 ��� 1 ��� 1 ��� 1, femora 4 ��� 3 ��� 2 ��� 2, genua 1 + 1 �� ��� 1 + 1 �� ��� 1 ��� 1, tibiae 9 + 2 �� ��� 8 + 1 �� ��� 8 + 1 �� ��� 7 + 1 ��, tarsi 9 + 1 �� ��� 9 + 1 �� ��� 8 + 1 �� ��� 8 + 1 ��. Leg setae as illustrated in Figs 21���32. Genual setae III���IV longer than I���II (Figs. 22, 24, 26, 28). Genual setae lengths as follows: I 56 ���60, II 142���150, III 205���217, IV 250���260. Remarks. The new species is unique in the genus Neophyllobius by having a single pdx seta, but it does resemble N. turcicus Ko�� & Ayyildiz, 1996 in having the same lengths of some dorsal setae. However, it also differs from N. turcicus by: (1) setae vi 59, pdx 75 long in new species opposed to vi 73, pdx 57 in N. turcicus, and 2) tarsi I���II with 9 (1)- 9 (1) in N. ostovani whereas 10 (1)- 10 (1) in N. turcicus. Etymology. This species is named in honor of Prof. Hadi. Ostovan, Head of the Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Fars, Iran. Type materials. Holotype female and two paratypes male from soil and rotten leaves of oak trees, Sorkhi region, Koohmare, Fars province, (29 �� 29 ' 26 '' N, 52 �� 11 ' 1 '' E, 1636 m a.s.l.); 8 Nov. 2011; coll. Shima Yazdanpanah. The type materials are slide mounted specimens. The holotype female and one paratype male deposited in the Acari collection of the Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bu��� Ali Sina, Hamedan, Iran and one paratype male will be deposited in the Arachnida Collection of ARC ���Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa., Published as part of Khanjani, Mohammad, Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, Yazdanpanah, Shima & Masoudian, Farshad, 2014, Neophyllobius lorestanicus sp. nov. and N. ostovani sp. nov. (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran, pp. 441-454 in Zootaxa 3764 (4) on pages 443-446, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3764.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/225926, {"references":["Koc, K. & Ayyildiz, N. (1996) A new species of the Neophyllobius (Acari, Camerobiidae) from Turkey. International Journal of Acarology, 22 (4), 291 - 294. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647959608684107"]}

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2014
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31. Cost-effective and efficient factitious prey for mass production of Neoseiulus cucumeris(Acari: Phytoseiidae): assessing its quality compared with natural prey

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Yazdanpanah, Shima, Fathipour, Yaghoub, Riahi, Elham, and Zalucki, Myron P.

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Background: Using alternative diets for the mass production of phytoseiid predatory mites may facilitate their cost-effective rearing. Factitious prey is often used as an alternative food source for mass rearing of generalist phytoseiids. The generalist predator, Neoseiulus cucumeris(Oudemans), is a commercially available biocontrol agent against various pests. We assessed the suitability of two factitious prey, Ephestia kuehniellaZeller eggs and Tyrophagus putrescentiae(Schrank), as diets for long-term rearing (up to 30 generations) of N. cucumeris, when compared with a natural prey, Tetranychus urticaeKoch. Results: The predator completed its development on all tested diets successfully. Under laboratory conditions, Tyrophagus putrescentiaecould support the development and oviposition of the predator for up to 30 generations even better than its natural prey T. urticae. However, the eggs of E. kuehniellawere not suitable for this predator because of the longer pre-adult period and adults failed to reproduce. Conclusions: Since rearing on T. putrescentiaefor a long time had no adverse effects on the predator’s performance, this factitious prey could be considered as a suitable and cost-effective diet for mass production of N. cucumeris.

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2022
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