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Phytoseiid mites from Basilicata region (Southern Italy): species diversity, redescription of Typhloseiulus arzakanicus Arutunjan and a dichotomic key of the genus Typhloseiulus Chant and McMurtry 1994 (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae)

Haralabos TsolakisErnesto Ragusa

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0106 biological sciencesPhytoseiidaeredescriptionbiology010607 zoologySpecies diversityZoologyBasilicataParasitiformesbiology.organism_classificationAcariformes01 natural sciencesdichotomic key010602 entomologyTyphloseiulus arzakanicusItalyCommon speciesGenusTyphlodromusInsect ScienceAcariPhytoseiidae

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A survey of phytoseiid mites was carried out in the Basilicata region (Southern Italy) between 1976 and 2014 on wild and cultivated plants. A total of 38 species belonging to eleven genera and two subgenera were found on 59 plant species. The most common species was Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans) (39%) followed by Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) exhilaratus Ragusa (32.2%), Kampimodromus aberrans (Oudemans) (27.1%), Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) cryptus (Athias-Henriot) (23.7%). Typhloseiulus arzakanicus (Arutunjan), found for first time in Italy, is redescribed here, while the male of this species is described for the first time. A dichotomic key of the species belonging to the genus Typhloseiulus is also given.

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2017-07-04
https://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20174195