The genus Amblyseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Greece, with the Description of a New Species

Abstract

A nationwide survey on Phytoseiid mites in Greeee revealed the occurrence of 19 species belonging to the Genus Amblyseius. A key and illustrations of all these species are given along with the synonyms, habitats and distribution data. A new species, A. makedonicus, found on Oryza saliva, is described.

A new species of subgenusTyphlodromus(Anthoseius) De Leon (Acari: Phytoseiidae), and phytoseiid mites intercepted in samples imported from 12 different countries to Taiwan

“…Asia: Azerbaijan (Abbasova 1972), Cyprus (Papadoulis et al 2009), Japan (Chant 1959), Syria (Barbar 2013), Turkey (Çobanoğlu 1991). Europe: Austria (El-Borolossy 1989), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Döker et al 2019), Czech Republic (Kabíček 2004), Denmark (Hansen & Johnsen 1986), England (Chant & Hansell 1971), France (Athias-Henriot 1962), Georgia (Wainstein & Vartapetov 1973), Germany (Westerboer & Bernhard 1963), Greece (Papadoulis & Emmanouel 1991), Hungary (Bozai 1980), Italy (Castagnoli et al 1984), Lativia (Salmane 2003), Moldova (Wainstein 1973), the Netherlands (Yoshida-Shaul & Chant 1995), Poland (Boczek 1964), Portugal (Carmona 1966), Serbia (Radivojević & Petanović 1984), Slovakia (Jedlickova 1993), Slovenia (Bohinc et al 2018), Spain (Villaronga & Garcia Mari et al 2012), Taiwan (Liao et al 2013). Central America: Cuba (Moraes et al 1991), Dominican Republic (Abo-Shnaf et al 2016).…”

“…Asia: Armenia (Arutunjan 1970), Azerbaijan (Gadzhiev & Abbasova 1965), Cyprus (Vassiliou et al 2012), India (Sadana & Kanta 1971), Iran (Sepasgozarian 1977), Israel (Amitai & Swirski 1978), Saudi Arabia (Al-Atawi 2011a), Turkey (Özman & Çobanoğlu 2001). Europe: Austria (Bohm 1960), Belarus (Sidlyarevich 1966), England (Collyer 1956), Finland (Tuovinen 1993), France (Oudemans 1930b), Georgia (Wainstein 1961), Germany (Dosse 1956), Greece (Papadoulis & Emmanouel 1991), Hungary (Bozai 1980), Italy (Ragusa 1977), Latvia (Petrova et al 2000), Moldova (Wainstein 1973), Netherlands (Chant 1959), Norway (Denmark & Edland 2002), Poland (Wiackowski & Suski 1963), Portugal (Espinha et al 1998), Russia (Meshkov 1999), Slovakia (Fend'a & Schniererová 2005), Slovenia (Bohinc & Trdan 2013), Spain (Escudero & Ferragut 1998), Sweden (Sellnick 1958), Switzerland (Chant 1959), Ukraine (Livshitz & Kuznetsov 1972). North America: Canada (Nesbitt 1951), Mexico (Chant 1959), USA (Nesbitt 1951).…”

Sustainable weed management and predatory mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae) dynamics in Tunisian citrus orchards

“…All Phytoseiidae were mounted on slides using Hoyer's medium for further identification with a phase contrast microscope (Leica DLMB, Leica Microsystèmes SAS, Rueil-Malmaison, France). The generic classification of Chant and McMurtry (2007) and other specific literature for species identification were used (Ferragut et al 2009;Papadoulis et al 2009). Mites of the family Tetranychidae were counted but not identified at species level.…”

First record of the genusParagigagnathusAmitai and Grinberg, 1971 (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species

“…Ukraine, Crimea ex (Livshitz and Kuznetsov 1972); Greece and Turkmanestan (Kolodochka 1989;Papadoulis and Emmanouel 1991); Iran (Hajizadeh et al 2010); ex Tamarix sp., Thuja occidentalis L. (Cuspressaceae); Populus sp. (Saliaceae).…”

“…But, Paragigagnathus tawfiki (Yousef, 1974) is a synonym of P. tamaricis Amitai and Grinberg (Hajizadeh et al 2010), while P. amantis (Chaudhri et al, 1979) is declared as uncertain species because of inadequate description and illustrations (Chant and McMurtry 2007). The species of this genus are known from Egypt, Namibia, Madagascar, South Africa (Africa), Greece, Ukraine (Southeast Europe), Iran, Israel, Jordon, Pakistan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Tadjiskistan, Yemen (Middle East, Central and South Asia) (Amitai and Grinberg 1971;Livshitz and Kuznetsov 1972;Wainstein 1973;Yousef 1974;Amitai and Swirski 1978;Chaudhri et al 1979;Ueckermann and Loots 1988;Kolodochka 1989;Papadoulis and Emmanouel 1991;Kuznetsov 1994;Ueckermann 1996;Moraes et al 2004;Hajizadeh et al 2010). Most of the species have been reported from Tamarix sp.…”