Amblyseius usitatus Van

Halliday, R. B., 2005, Predatory mites from crops and pastures in South Africa: potential natural enemies of redlegged earth mite Halotydeus destructor (Acari: Penthaleidae), Zootaxa 1079, pp. 11-64 : 51

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.170355
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6265972
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6D765421-BC7B-8508-857F-B2F4136C7F18
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scientific name	Amblyseius usitatus Van
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Amblyseius usitatus Van View in CoL der Merwe

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) usitatus Van der Merwe, 1965: 71; 1968: 140.

Specimens examined: Site 942, 1 female; Site 945, 3 females; Site 9416, 8 females.

Amblyseius usitatus is an endemic South African species that was described from grass and Prunus at Potchefstroom (Van der Merwe, 1965, 1968). In the present survey it was found at scattered localities, but was always rare, with only 12 specimens in the entire survey.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Mesostigmata
Family	Phytoseiidae
Genus	Amblyseius

Specimens

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