Neoseiulus tunus (De Leon)

Typhlodromips tunus De Leon, 1967: 29; Denmark & Muma, 1973: 253. Amblyseius tunus . — Feres & Moraes, 1998: 126; Demite et al., 2015.

Specimens examined. SÃO FRANCISCO DE PAULA: 19 specimens on Myrcia divaricata Lam., Myrcia retorta Cambess., Ilex paraguariensis St Hil., Poutheria salicifolia Spreng., Calitranthes sp., July 2014.

Previous records in Rio Grande do Sul. Capitão, Sério, Carazinho and Guaporé (Ferla & Moraes, 1998, 2002; Bento Gonçalves (Johann et al., 2009; Klock et al., 2011); Ilópolis and Putinga (Gonçalves et al., 2013).

Comments. This species is common in pesticide-free apple orchards in Rio Grande do Sul (Ferla & Moraes, 1998). It was also recently collected on yerba mate ( Ilex paraguariensis St Hil) in Rio Grande do Sul by Gonçalves et al. (2013).