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Euseius citrifolius

Description

Euseius citrifolius Denmark & Muma

Euseius citrifolius Denmark & Muma, 1970a: 222; Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 138; Moraes et al., 1986: 38; 1991: 131; 2004: 64; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 127; Feres, 2000: 161; Feres & Nunes, 2001: 1254; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 74; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 581; Noronha & Moraes, 2002: 1114; Ferla & Moraes, 2002a: 870; 2002b: 1016; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 215; Lofego et al., 2004: 4; Moraes et al., 2004: 64; Bellini et al., 2005: 37; Buosi et al., 2006: 4; Guanilo et al. 2008a: 16a; 2008b: 11.

Origin of the specimens examined: Cerradão: Arrabidaea brachypoda (DC) Bur. (Bignoniaceae), X-2004 (1); Riparian Forest: B. longifolia, I-2005 (1).

Previous records: Argentina (Furtado et al., 2007; Guanilo et al., 2008b), Brazil, Colombia, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru.

Remarks: This mite species occurs on several plant species. It was the most abundant phytoseiid species found on plants of the Myrtaceae family in the Cerrado of São Paulo State (Lofego & Moraes 2006).

Euseius concordis (Chant)

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) concordis Chant, 1959: 69.

Amblyseius (Iphiseius) concordis.— Muma, 1961: 288.

Amblyseius concordis.— Chant & Baker, 1965: 22.

Euseius concordis.— Denmark & Muma, 1973: 264; Moraes & Oliveira, 1982: 317; Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 138; Moraes et al., 1986: 39; 2004: 64; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 80; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 127; Feres, 2000: 161; Feres & Nunes, 2001: 1255; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 74; Ferla & Moraes, 2002a: 870; 2002b: 1016; Noronha & Moraes, 2002: 1116; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 215; Moraes et al., 2004: 64; Lofego et al., 2004: 5; Bellini et al., 2005: 37; Feres et al., 2005: 3; Buosi et al., 2006: 4; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 17a; 2008b: 12.

Euseius flechtmanni Denmark & Muma, 1970a: 223; 1973: 261 (synonymy according to Moraes et al., 1982: 18).

Origin of the specimens examined: Cerradão: A. brachypoda, VI-2004 (1); Dipteryx alata Vog. (Fabaceae), XII-2004 (1); Lecythes sp., VII-2004 (1).

Previous records: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru (Guanilo et al., 2008a), Portugal, Trinidad and Venezuela.

Iphiseiodes zuluagai Denmark & Muma

Iphiseiodes zuluagai Denmark & Muma, 1972: 23; Moraes et al., 1986: 61; 2000: 245; 2004: 91; Aponte & McMurtry, 1995: 165; Kreiter & Moraes, 1997: 377; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 127; Feres & Nunes, 2001: 1255; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 76; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 581; Ferla & Moraes, 2002b: 1013; Chant & McMurtry, 2004b: 305; Lofego et al., 2004: 7; Bellini et al., 2005: 37; Feres et al., 2005: 3; Buosi et al. 2006: 5; Guanilo et al. 2008a: 9.

Amblyseius zuluagai. Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 79; Moraes et al., 1991: 125.

Origin of the specimens examined: Cerradão: D. alata, VIII-2004 (1); Lecythes sp., V-2004 (3), VII-2004 (1); Myrtaceae sp.1, VII-2004 (1); Myrtaceae sp.2, IX-2004 (2); Riparian Forest: B. longifolia, III-2004 (1); B. rufa, V-2004 (1); Miconia sp., VIII-2004 (1), II-2005 (2); Myrtaceae sp.3, VII-2004 (5), VIII-2004 (1), II-2005 (1); Myrtaceae sp.4, VIII-2004 (1); Rhedia sp. (Guttiferae), VI-2004 (2), VII-2004 (1), VIII-2004 (1), IX-2004 (4), XI-2004 (1), II-2005 (1); Solanum lycocarpum A. St. Hil. (Solanaceae), VIII-2004 (1).

Previous records: Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Martinique, Panama, Peru (Guanilo et al., 2008a), Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

Neoseiulus tunus (DeLeon)

Typhlodromips tunus DeLeon, 1967: 29; Denmark & Muma, 1973: 253; Moraes et al., 1986: 151. Amblyseius tunus. Feres & Moraes, 1998: 126.

Neoseiulus tunus. Ferla & Moraes, 2002a: 1018; 2002b: 1018; Chant & McMurtry, 2003: 21; Moraes et al., 2004: 148; Lofego et al., 2004: 8; Bellini et al., 2005: 37; Feres et al., 2005: 3; Buosi et al., 2006: 5; Guanilo et al. 2008a: 29; 2008b: 21.

Origin of the specimens examined: Cerradão: Copaifera langsdorfii Desf. (Caesalpinaceae), VII-2004 (1). Previous records: Argentina (Furtado et al., 2007; Guanilo et al., 2008b), Brazil, Guadaloupe, Jamaica, Marie Galante, Martinique and Peru.

Proprioseiopsis dominigos (El-Banhawy)

Amblyseius dominigos El-Banhawy, 1984: 130; McMurtry & Moraes, 1989: 185; Moraes et al., 1991: 126; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 126.

Proprioseiopsis dominigos. Moraes et al., 1986: 114; 2004: 175; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 81; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582; Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 15; Buosi et al., 2006: 5; Guanilo et al. 2008a: 10.

Origin of the specimens examined: Riparian Forest: S. lycocarpum, VIII-2004 (1). Previous records: Brazil, Colombia and Peru.

Proprioseiopsis neotropicus (Ehara)

Amblyseius neotropicus Ehara, 1966: 133; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 79; Moraes et al., 1991: 126. Proprioseiopsis neotropicus. Moraes et al., 1986: 119; 2004: 183; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 81; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582; Ferla & Moraes, 2002b: 1019; Lofego et al., 2004: 9; Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 15; Feres et al., 2005: 4; Buosi et al., 2006: 5; Guanilo et al. 2008a: 12.

Origin of the specimens examined: Cerradão: Myrtaceae sp.2, V-2004 (1); Riparian Forest: B. longifolia, VI-2004 (1). Previous records: Argentina (Guanilo et al. 2008b), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (Guanilo et al. 2008a).

Ricoseius loxocheles (DeLeon)

Amblyseius (Ricoseius) loxocheles DeLeon, 1965: 128.

Ricoseius loxocheles. Denmark & Muma 1970b: 119; 1973: 249; Moraes et al., 1986: 127; 2000: 251; 2004: 194; Lofego et al., 2004: 9; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 193.

Origin of the specimens examined: Riparian Forest: Byrsonima sp., V-2004 (1).

Previous records: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guadaloupe, Honduras, Martinique and USA.

Origin of the specimens examined: Cerradão: Lecythes sp., VII-2004 (1).

Previous records: Argentina (Demite et al., 2008), Brazil (Demite et al., 2008) and Costa Rica.

Typhlodromalus aripo DeLeon

Typhlodromalus aripo DeLeon, 1967: 21; Denmark & Muma, 1973: 257; Moraes et al., 1986: 128; 2000: 252; 2004: 195; Feres & Nunes, 2001: 1255; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 207: 199, Moraes et al., 2004: 195; Lofego et al., 2004: 10; Feres et al., 2005: 4; Buosi et al., 2006: 6; Guanilo et al. 2008a: 24; 2008b: 14.

Amblyseius aripo. Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 73; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 126; Ferla & Moraes, 2002b: 1014

Origin of the specimens examined: Riparian Forest: B. longifolia, III-2004 (1).

Previous records: Argentina (Furtado et al., 2007 and Guanilo et al., 2008), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guadaloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay and Peru (Guanilo et al., 2008b).

Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma)

Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma, 1955: 270.

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) peregrinus. Chant 1959: 97.

Amblyseius peregrinus. McMurtry 1983: 255.

Typhlodromalus peregrinus. Muma et al., 1970: 88; Moraes et al., 1986: 132, 2004: 202; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 199; Buosi et al., 2006: 6; Guanilo et al. 2008a: 25; 2008b: 15.

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) robineae Chant, 1959: 98. (Synonymy according to Muma 1964).

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) evansi Chant, 1959: 99. (Synonymy according to Muma 1964).

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) primulae Chant, 1959: 99. (Synonymy according to Muma 1964).

Origin of the specimens examined: Riparian Forest: D. furfuraceae, I-2005 (1).

Previous records: Argentina (Guanilo et al., 2008b), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Surinam, USA and Venezuela.

Notes

Published as part of Demite, Peterson R., Feres, Reinaldo J. F., Lofego, Antonio C. & Oliveira, Anibal R, 2009, Plant inhabiting mites (Acari) from the Cerrado biome of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, pp. 45-60 in Zootaxa 2061 on pages 47-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186843

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Biodiversity

Family
Phytoseiidae
Genus
Euseius
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Mesostigmata
Phylum
Arthropoda
Species
citrifolius
Taxon rank
species

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