Re-description of Amblyseius pseudaequipilusWainstein & Abbasova (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) based on material collected from Iran

Faraji, Farid; Rahmani, Hasan; Zare, Mohsen

doi:10.22073/pja.v10i3.67518

Re-description of Amblyseius pseudaequipilusWainstein & Abbasova (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) based on material collected from Iran

Authors

Farid Faraji ¹

Hasan Rahmani ²

Mohsen Zare ³

¹ Eurofins MITOX BV, Science Park 408, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands;

² Invertebrate and Weed Sciences, Agriculture Victoria Research Division, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, AgriBio Center, Bandoora, Victoria, Australia;

³ Department of Plant protection, Facultyof Agriculture, University of Zanjan, P. O. Box: 313, Zanjan, Iran;

https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v10i3.67518

Abstract

According to the database of Demite et al.(2021), about 90 valid species of Phytoseiidae have been recorded for the fauna of Iran. Here, we present a new report on Amblyseius pseudaequipilusWainstein & Abbasova (1974) collected from decayed wood material in Zanjan province, northwest of Iran.Amblyseiuspseudaequipilus’ original description was adequate for identification purposes. However, due to a mistake in adenotaxy, we decided to re-describe the species accompanied by detailed illustrations and a complete set of measurements.