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RESEARCH PRODUCT

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

H. TsolakisE. Ragusa

subject

Phytoseiidae; Basilicata; Italy; Typhloseiulus arzakanicus; redescription; dichotomic keySettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataItalyredescriptionTyphloseiulus arzakanicuBasilicataPhytoseiidaedichotomic key

description

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.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-07-04
10.24349/acarologia/20174195http://hdl.handle.net/10447/240251