Amblyseius cinctus Corpuz & Rimando

Kreiter, Serge, Bopp, Marie-Charlotte, Douin, Martial, Nguyen, Duc Tung & Wyckhuys, Kris, 2020, Phytoseiidae of Vietnam (Acari: Mesostigmata) with description of a new species, Acarologia 60 (1), pp. 75-110 : 86

Amblyseius cinctus Corpuz & Rimando

Amblyseius cinctus Corpuz & Rimando 1966: 119 .

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) cinctus, Ehara & Bhandhufalck 1977: 70 .

Amblyseius (Multiseius) cinctus , Denmark & Muma 1989: 103.

Amblyseius cinctus, Moraes et al. 1986: 10 ; 2004a: 20; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 203; 2007:

78.

Specimens examined: Muoi in P1 plot (aasl 66 m, lat. 21°54’ N, long. 104°38’ E), 10 ♀ + 1 im. on Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae) , 17/V/2017; in P5 plot (aasl 66 m, lat. 21°54’56” N, long. 104°38’22” E), 1 ♀ on Urena lobata (Malvaceae) , 19/VII/2017.

Remarks: This species was described from specimens collected in the Philippines on Panicum sp. and Streblus asper . Life history of A. cinctus has been evaluated on Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) , an important pest of several cultivated (crop) plants worldwide ( Vichitbandha and Chandrapatya 2009) and this species can be considered as a potential BCA of P. latus .

This is the first mention of this species in Vietnam.

Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 7 and compared with measurements obtained from specimens collected in other countries of South-East Asia. Measurements obtained during this study agree well with those obtained from female specimens collected in other countries.