Survey of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata, Phytoseiidae) in citrus orchards and a key for Amblyseiinae in Vietnam

Xiao-Duan Fang (1) , Van-Liem Nguyen (2) , Ge-Cheng Ouyang (1) , Wei-Nan Wu (1)

1 Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources
2 PPRI - Plant Protection Research Institute

Citrus is the second largest fruit crop in Vietnam. Phytoseiid mites are important natural enemies of mite pests and small insects in citrus orchards. By examining the specimens collected from three citrus orchards in the Mekong Delta in the south of Vietnam, a new record of phytoseiid mite Amblyseius obtuserellus Wainstein and Begljarov, 1971 was found and two other species Amblyseius largoensis (Muma, 1955) and Euseius ovalis (Evans, 1953) were also obtained. Herein, they are re-described and illustrated based on the current specimens. A key for Amblyseiinae in Vietnam is also provided

Mots clés: Animalia; Arthropoda; Acari; Aacriformes; Amblyseius; Euseius; taxonomy; description

Domaines: Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie; Zoologie des invertébrés

Xiao-Duan Fang, Van-Liem Nguyen, Ge-Cheng Ouyang, Wei-Nan Wu. Survey of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata, Phytoseiidae) in citrus orchards and a key for Amblyseiinae in Vietnam. Acarologia, 2020, 60 (2), pp.254-267. ⟨10.24349/acarologia/20204366⟩. ⟨hal-02500592v1⟩