Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamilies Phytoseiinae Berlese and Typhlodrominae Wainstein from Peru, with descriptions of two new species

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Zootaxa

Name of Author

Alberto Daniel Guanilo, Universidade de São Paulo
Gilberto José De Moraes, Universidade de São Paulo
Markus Knapp, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi

Publication Date

3-20-2008

Abstract

This paper reports the mites of the subfamilies Phytoseiinae and Typhlodrominae (Phytoseiidae) from Peru, providing descriptions of 2 new species, Phytoseius ortegae Guanilo and Moraes, n. sp. and Phytoseius poripherus Guanilo and Moraes, n. sp., and a taxonomic key to separate the species reported. Copyright © 2008 Magnolia Press.

Keywords

Biological control, Predatory mites, Taxonomy

Recommended Citation

Guanilo, A., De Moraes, G., & Knapp, M. (2008). Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamilies Phytoseiinae Berlese and Typhlodrominae Wainstein from Peru, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa (1729), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1729.1.5