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. 2018 Sep 18;4482(2):322-340.
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4482.2.5.

Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Chile, with descriptions of three new species and a redescription of Chileseius camposi

R D Trincado  1 , J P I Martin, D D mÉndez Rosa, P C Lopes, G J de Moraes
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Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Chile, with descriptions of three new species and a redescription of Chileseius camposi

R D Trincado et al. Zootaxa. .

Abstract

A total of 40 phytoseiid species has been reported from Chile, including the two species (Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) and Phytoseiulus persimilis (Athias-Henriot) most widely used worldwide for the biological control of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Tetranychidae). In this paper we report nine other species found in new collecting conducted since 1989, including three new species: Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant), Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers, Arrenoseius robertogonzalezi Trincado Martin n. sp., Neoseiulus anonymus (Chant Baker), Neoseiulus bicaudus (Wainstein), Neoseiulus viticolus Trincado Martin n. sp., Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) camelliae (Chant Yoshida-Shaul), Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) neoflumenis Moraes Kreiter and Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) relictus Trincado Martin n. sp.. Chileseius camposi Gonzalez Schuster, 1962 is redescribed, and a list of all species presently known from Chile and a key to help in their separation are given. A new name, Proprioseiopsis kargi Trincado nom. nov., is a replacement name for Proprioseiopsis globosus Karg, 1976, a junior homonym of Proprioseiopsis globosus (Gonzalez Schuster, 1962).

Keywords: Acari, taxonomy, biological control, predatory mite.

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