Predatory mites from crops and pastures in South Africa: potential natural enemies of redlegged earth mite Halotydeus destructor (Acari: Penthaleidae) Author Halliday, R. B. text Zootaxa 2005 1079 11 64 journal article 50949 10.5281/zenodo.170355 ab581412-8bf4-4718-b555-e389591088a9 1175­5326 170355 9E06506A-35AC-482A-B8D6-B9FD02FB4A5C Lasioseius youcefi Athias­Henriot Lasioseius youcefi Athias­Henriot, 1959 : 177 . Lasioseius paucisetosus Westerboer, 1963 : 274 . Lasioseius proteae Ryke, 1964 : 343 . Lasioseius mcgregori Chant, 1963 : 276 . Lasioseius youcefi : Karg, 1980 : 364 ; 1993a: 254; Walter & Lindquist, 1989: 2800. Specimens examined : Site 94­11 , 31 females ; Site 94­13 , 63 females , 1 DN; Site 94­14 , 4 females ; Site 94­16 , 1 female ; Site 94­31 , 3 females ; Site 99­29 , 1 female ; Site 2000­20 , 3 females . Lasioseius youcefi is widespread in Africa, Europe, and North America (Walter & Lindquist, 1989; Karg, 1993a ). It has been found in soil, moss, grass, leaf litter, chaff, decaying fruit, flowers, and a mammal nest. It is parthenogenetic (female­only), and feeds on nematodes, mites, Collembola , and fungal hyphae (Walter & Lindquist, 1989). All the specimens found in this survey were females.