PHYTOSEIIDAE Berlese

Amblydromalus manihoti (Moraes)

Amblyseius manihoti Moraes in Moraes et al., 1994: 211.

Typhlodromalus manihoti .— Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 82; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582; Moraes et al., 2004: 200; Buosi et al. 2006: 6.

Amblydromalus manihoti .— Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 207.

Origin of the specimens examined: Riparian Forest: Bauhinia longifolia (Bong.) Steud. (Caesalpinaceae), VI-2004 (1), VII-2004 (1), VIII (1); Miconia sp., III-2004 (1), IV-2004 (1); Myrtaceae sp.4, VII-2004 (1). Previous records: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Venezuela.

Amblyseius acalyphus Denmark & Muma

Amblyseius acalyphus Denmark & Muma, 1973: 243; 1989: 75; Moraes et al., 1986: 6; 2004: 12; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 125; Ferla & Moraes, 2002a: 869; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 203; Moraes et al., 2004: 12; Lofego et al., 2004: 2; Feres et al., 2005: 2.

Origin of the specimens examined: Riparian Forest: B. longifolia, III-2004 (4), V-2004 (1), I-2005 (5); Byrsonima sp. ( Malpighiaceae), XI-2004 (1); Miconia sp., IV-2004 (1).

Previous records: Brazil.

Remarks: This was the third most abundant phytoseiid species found on plants of the Myrtaceae family in the Cerrado of São Paulo State (Lofego & Moraes 2006).

Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon

Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon, 1961a: 85; 1962: 175; McMurtry, 1983: 250; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 72; Moraes et al., 1986: 10; 1991: 118; 2004: 19; Denmark & Muma, 1989: 94; McMurtry & Moraes, 1989: 185; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 67; Ferla & Moraes, 2002b: 1013; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 199; Lofego et al., 2004: 3; Feres et al. 2005: 3; Buosi et al., 2006: 3; Guanilo et al. 2008a: 4a; 2008b: 4.

Amblyseius triplaris DeLeon, 1967: 25 (Synonymy according to Denmark & Muma 1989).

Origin of the specimens examined: Cerradão: Lecythes sp. ( Lecythidaceae), IV-2004 (1); Pouteria ramiflora (Mart.) Radlk. (Sapotaceae), VI-2004 (1); Riparian Forest: B. longifolia, VII-2004 (1); B. rufa, IX-2004 (1).

Previous records: Argentina (Guanilo et al., 2008b), Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru (Guanilo et al., 2008a), Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Venezuela.