Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers, 1974

Liao, Jhih-Rong, Ho, Chyi-Chen & Ko, Chiun-Cheng, 2021, Predatory mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) intercepted from samples imported to Taiwan, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4927 (3), pp. 301-330 : 304-305

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4542253
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treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers, 1974
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Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers, 1974 View in CoL

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) tamatavensis Blommers, 1974: 144 View in CoL .

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) tamatavensis View in CoL .— Liao et al., 2020: 207.

Material examined. Thailand: one female one male ( HAL 098B608) from Piper nigrum (Piperaceae) , 30 Nov 2009; one female ( HAL 099B097) from Aranthera beatrice (Orchidaceae) , 6 Jan 2010; one male ( HAL 100B201) from P. betle (Piperaceae) , 27 Oct 2011; one female ( HAL 101B018) from P. betle (Piperaceae) , 6 Dec 2011.

Malaysia: one female ( HAL 101B189) from Ocimum tenuiflorum (Lamiaceae) , 16 June 2012.

Previous records. Africa Benin ( Zannou et al. 2007), Burundi ( Zannou et al. 2007), Cameroon ( Zannou et al. 2007), Dr Congo ( Zannou et al. 2007), Ghana ( Zannou et al. 2007), Kenya ( Moraes et al. 1989b), Madagascar Island ( Blommers 1974), Malawi ( Zannou et al. 2005), Mozambique ( Zannou et al. 2005), Nigeria ( Moraes et al. 1989a), Rwanda ( Zannou et al. 2007), South Africa ( Ueckermann & Loots 1988), Uganda ( Zannou et al. 2007). Asia: Indonesia ( Oomen 1982), Japan ( Ehara & Amano 2002), Malaysia ( Ehara 2002a), the Philippines ( Schicha & Corpuz-Raros 1992), Singapore ( Corpuz-Raros 1995), Sri Lanka ( Moraes et al. 2004b), Thailand ( Oliveira et al. 2012), Taiwan ( Liao et al. 2013). Central America: Cuba ( Moraes et al. 1991), Dominican Republic ( Abo-Shnaf et al. 2016). North America: USA (D̂ker et al. 2018). Oceania: Australia ( Schicha 1981a), Fiji ( Gutierrez & Schicha 1984), Papua New Guinea ( Schicha 1981a), Vanuatu ( Schicha 1981a), Western Samoa ( Schicha 1981a). South America: Brazill (Gondim Jr. & Moraes 2001), Venezuela (Quirós et al. 2005).

Remarks. Liao et al. (2020) provided a detailed redescription of the species and considered the tooth numbers of movable and fixed digits as important characters. D̂ker et al. (2018) reported the biological control potential of this species on whiteflies, and Ho & Chen (2001) also reported that the species has the potential to become an effective predator for Thrips palmi Karny.