A Revision of the Genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914 (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Denmark, H. A.; Muma, Martin H.

doi:10.64338/fsca.op.4.q7a1o

Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods

A Revision of the Genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914 (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Volume 41989pp. 1–149

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H. A. Denmark
FDACS Bureau of Entomology P.O. Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100
Martin H. Muma
University of Florida, IFAS Citrus Experiment Station Lake Alfred, Florida 33850

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64338/fsca.op.4.q7a1o
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7F408C0D-9CDA-48E3-9676-E314E19AB982
ISSN: 0885-5943

Abstract

Revision of the genus Amb/yseius Berlese (Acari: Phytoseiidae), 149 pages, 770 figures, 1988 illustrations and descriptions are given for the 136 species included in this study. The synonymy is discussed and 10 new species described. Two new subgenera are described: Multiseius Denmark and Muma and Pauciseius Denmark and Muma. Plant hosts, food hosts, when known, and geographical distribution are given for each species.