Euseius stipulatus ( Athias-Henriot 1960 )

Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), Acarologia 57 (2), pp. 233-254 : 238-239

Euseius stipulatus ( Athias-Henriot 1960)

Amblyseius stipulatus Athias-Henriot,1960a: 294 .

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) stipulatus Ueckermann and Loots, 1988: 110 .

Euseius stipulatus (Athias-Henriot) , Ferragut et al., 1985: 225; Chant and McMurtry, 2005: 216; 2007: 123.

Distribution — Algeria, Canary Islands ( Spain), France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia, Turkey, and former Yugoslavia (Demite et al. 2016).

Material examined — Sfax: Taous (34°56’02.88"N, 10°36’52.77"E), May 2010, 18 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂ ; Karkennah: Sidi Yousef (34°39’30.27"N, 10°59’42.70"E), April 2011, 14 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ ; Cap Bon: Grambalia (36°36’46.35"N, 10°31’30.59"E), May 2010, 8 ♀♀ , and June 2011, 16 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂; Beni Kalled (36°36’44.77"N, 10°31’30.72"E), April 2010, 10 ♀♀ , and June 2011, 15 ♀♀ and 2 ♂♂; Sidi Bouzid: Regueb (34°50’26.08"N, 9°47’49.20"E), August 2009, 12 ♀♀ .

Note — Euseius stipulatus was classified by Mc- Murtry and Croft (1997) as a specialized pollen feeder. This species feeds also on pest mites such as P. citri ( Ferragut et al. 1988, 1992), Tetranychus urticae Koch ( Moyano et al. 2009) and eriophyid mites ( Ferragut et al. 1987).