Phytoseiidae in European grape (Vitis vinifera L.): bio-ecological aspects and keys to species (Acari: Mesostigmata) Tixier, Marie-Stéphane Baldassar, Andrea Duso, Carlo Kreiter, Serge Zootaxa 2013 3721 2 101 142 4HP6W Athias-Henriot Athias-Henriot [151,626,1694,1720] Arachnida Phytoseiidae Phytoseiulus Animalia Mesostigmata 11 112 Arthropoda species persimilis    Phytoseiulus riegeli.—Dosse, 1958: 48.   Typhlodromus persimilis.—Hirschmann, 1962: 75.   Phytoseiulus( Phytoseiulus) persimilis.—Wainstein, 1962: 17.  Phytoseiulus tardi(Lombardini). —Kennett & Caltagiorne, 1968: 571.  Phytoseiulus persimilis.—Chant, 1959: 109; Moraes et al., 2004: 169; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 53.  Reports on V.  viniferain Europe: Greece, Italy, Spain.  Reports on V.  viniferain non-European countries: Australia.  Reports not on V. vinifera: Algeria, Australia, Canary Islands, Chile, Cuba, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Reunion Island, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, USA, Venezuela.   Remarks.This species has been reported on a wide range of plants, essentially on herbaceous plants. It is reared and sold by several biofactories in the world. It is a very efficient natural enemy of  Tetranychus urticaeKochespecially in greenhouses.